Speaking during a report launch in Juba on Monday, Albino Akol Atak Mayom, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management said the humanitarian partners will target 5.4 million vulnerable people facing the most acute needs with life-saving services.
“Collaboration will continue in 2025 – not only to bring relief to people affected by the crisis but also to support durable solutions and build their resilience by investing in the provision of basic services and livelihood opportunities to enable them to graduate from humanitarian assistance,” Atak said.
He said the protracted humanitarian crisis in South Sudan is deepened by conflict, extreme effects of climate change, disease outbreaks, economic crisis and the impact of the ongoing conflict in neighboring Sudan.
He disclosed that since the outbreak of the Sudan crisis in April 2023, over 905,000 people have crossed into South Sudan, with an additional 337,000 people projected to arrive in 2025.
Ms. Anita Kiki Gbeho, the Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan said South Sudanese people continue to be affected by high levels of food insecurity and malnutrition.
“The 2025 HNRP paints an accurate picture of the most acute needs of vulnerable people across the country, and a plan for assistance that is realistic and most importantly, life-saving,” said Kiki.
According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released in November, 6.4 million people are severely food-insecure in crisis levels or worse.
This number is projected to increase to 7.7 million – over 57 per cent of the country’s total population – during the lean season from April to July 2025.
Nutrition projections estimate 2.08 million children under age 5 at risk of acute malnutrition and 650,000 children under age 5 at risk of severe acute malnutrition in 2025 – a 26 per cent and 33 per cent increase from the projections in 2024 respectively.
