South Sudan's English Daily Newspaper
"We Dare where others fear"
By Awan Achiek
South Sudan continues to face a complex humanitarian crisis, marked by economic, security, and political vulnerabilities, the World Food Programme (WFP) has said.
The WFP’s Situation Report released on Friday said the instability in some parts of the country has left 9 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and protection, exacerbating the already dire living conditions across the country.
It said over 2 million people remain internally displaced due to years of subnational violence and the impact of climate change, including floods and dry spells.
WFP disclosed that about 7.1 million people faced high levels of acute food insecurity in April and July 2024.
“The economy of South Sudan remains fragile, heavily dependent on oil revenues, which are impacted by global price fluctuations as well as the Sudan crisis,” it said.
IWFP noted that prolonged conflict and institutional constraints have led to hyperinflation, with rising food prices and limited access to basic services which further worsen the living standards of the population.
The report noted that the local currency has significantly depreciated, reducing purchasing power, while limited agricultural production has increased dependency on imports, which are often inaccessible due to insecurity and poor infrastructure.
It added that the youngest nation is facing unprecedented floods, impacting more than 1.3 million people nationwide, with Abyei Administrative Area, Western Bahr el Ghazal, and Lakes states being the most affected.
The floods, it said, have damaged and made most roads impassable which hindered physical access to affected communities.
“Flooding in Renk, the primary entry point for displaced persons from Sudan has compromised sanitation and hygiene services, increasing the risk of disease outbreaks in transit centres and impacting the onward transport of new arrivals to their final destinations,” said WFP.
