As the armed conflict in South Sudan enters its fifth year in 2018, the humanitarian crisis has continued to intensify and expand. In the country, 7 million people need humanitarian assistance. The number of refugees fleeing to neighboring countries (Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda) is projected to cross the 3.1 million by the end of 2018, making South Sudan Africa’s largest refugee crisis since the Rwandan genocide. In addition, the country holds 1.9 million internally displaced people, with up to 85 per cent estimated to be children and women. The country also faces chronic food insecurity, particularly child malnutrition, and the recruitment of children and young people into the armed forces. UNFPA leads the gender-based violence sub-cluster and co-chairs the sexual and reproductive health group, under the health cluster.
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.
L1: Crises humanitaires dans lesquelles les ressources nationales et internationales disponibles dans le pays affecté sont suffisantes pour la réponse requise.
L2: Crises humanitaires nécessitant un soutien important des pays voisins, des organisations régionales et éventuellement du siège de l'agence humanitaire.
L3: Crises humanitaires majeures et soudaines nécessitant une mobilisation à travers le système humanitaire.
Les niveaux de crise sont déterminés par le Comité permanent interorganisations, un forum de partenaires humanitaires onusiens et non onusiens.
