United Nations Population Fund

South Sudan Humanitarian Emergency

Adolescent girls with UNFPA Dignity Kits.
UNFPA/Bruno Feder

Forced displacement, widespread food insecurity and poor access to basic social services, triggered by years of armed conflict and chronic poverty, characterise the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan. The country's maternal mortality ratio is one of the highest in the world. The crisis has also heightened women's and girls' vulnerability to gender-based violence (GBV). UNFPA's GBV-related work in South Sudan includes support for one-stop centers, which provide integrated medical, psychosocial, legal and support services for survivors. UNFPA leads the GBV sub-cluster in the country and co-chairs the sexual and reproductive health group under the health cluster.

Country Population: 12.3 mil

Humanitarian needs

Total people in need
7.50 million
Women of reproductive age
1.80 million
Pregnant women
195,756
Young people
2.44 million
Last updated on - 14 July 2020
UNFPA/Bruno Feder

Humanitarian funding

Resources in $

Key results2019

  • People Reached
    Total women reached with all types of SRH services
    492,131
    People reached with Dignity Kits
    11,000
    Total people reached with Adolescent SRH
    361,630
    Total people reached with all types of GBV services
    116,800
    Affected population reached with Family Planning services
    38,500
  • Services delivered
    Number of mobile clinics
    5
    Functional health facilities supported by UNFPA that provide Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC)
    6
    Number of safe spaces
    8
    Health facilities that incorporate one-stop centers for GBV survivors, supported by UNFPA
    9
  • Capacity strengthening
    Youth facilitators and volunteers trained on sexual and reproductive health
    328
    Personnel trained on Minimum Initial Package (MISP)
    500
    Personnel trained on clinical management of rape
    460
    Has established a functional system for safe and ethical gender-based incident data management

Emergencies related listing

Disclaimer
  • Results data are reported and updated as they become available.
  • - Targets and UNFPA's populations of concern, including women of reproductive age and pregnant women, are estimated using the MISP calculator.
  • - Funding estimates are based on country planning processes, including inter-agency humanitarian response plans and regional refugee and resilience plans.

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