South Sudan: Humanitarian Snapshot (November 2022)

People’s humanitarian needs continued to rise in November, fuelled by the climate crisis, food insecurity, conflict, and public health challenges. Between October and November, over 6.6 million people in South Sudan experienced high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3/Crisis or above), including some 61,000 people facing IPC Phase 5/Catastrophe in Fangak, Canal/Pigi and Akobo counties in Jonglei, Pibor County in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area. As of the end of November, nearly 1.1 million people were verified as affected by severe flooding in 39 counties across South Sudan. Floodwater levels remained high and continued to rise in parts of Unity State, threatening to breach dykes and increasing the risk of submerging the towns of Bentiu and Rubkona, with the potential to affect thousands of people. More than 9,000 people were displaced by the fighting between armed factions in several locations in Fashoda County, Upper Nile. Many people reportedly crossed into Sudan, while others hid in swamps. The fighting resulted in civilian deaths, injuries, abduction, and destruction of properties and livelihoods, with reported gender-based violence incidents. An inter-agency team reported that over 3,600 people – mostly women and children – were displaced following the attacks by armed cattle keepers in Lokiliri Payam, Juba County, in Central Equatoria. Since April 2020, 18,350 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in South Sudan, with 138 deaths recorded.