SOUTH SUDAN Humanitarian Snapshot April 2020
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SOUTH SUDAN Humanitarian Snapshot April 2020 South Sudan confirmed its first COVID-19 case on 5 April. At the end of the month, 35 cases were confirmed. The security and livelihoods. Several factors are expected to worsen humanitarian needs in the country over COVID-19 related measures and travel restrictions affected the movement of people and their access to services, and the coming months, including COVID-19, the desert locust invasion and continued inter-communal impacted humanitarian operations with a temporary suspension of activities and some delays in supply movement. clashes. Fighting between the National Salvation Front, South Sudan People’s Defense Forces and Sudan Simultaneously, due to the in-country and cross-border restrictions, basic commodity prices began to rise, placing People’s Liberation Army-in-Opposition forces in Lainya County, Central Equatoria, affected 30,000 people markets under stress. The urban population, who relied heavily on the markets, were adversely affected. The spread of and displaced 5,700. An additional 7,000 people were displaced by inter-communal fighting in Terekeka COVID-19 in the country will coincide with the lean season, when food insecurity is projected to worsen. A mature County, Central Equatoria. Inter-communal violence and cattle raids in parts of Central and Western swarm of locusts was seen in several locations in Magwi County, Eastern Equatoria, posing further threats to food Equatoria, Jonglei, Unity and Warrap also resulted in civilian displacement and casualties. Some 5,000 spontaneous refugee returns were verified. KEY FIGURES 7.5M 1.67M 190K 2.25M 301K 6.01M 352K 1.3M PEOPLE IN NEED INTERNALLY IDPS IN PROTECTION SOUTH SUDANESE REFUGEES IN SOUTH SEVERELY FOOD INSECURE MALNOURISHED WOMEN MALNOURISHED DISPLACED PEOPLE OF CIVILIANS SITES REFUGEES SUDAN (FEB-APR) (JAN-DEC) CHILDREN (JAN-DEC) DISPLACEMENT AND HOTSPOTS INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DISPLACEMENT IPC ACUTE FOOD INSECURITY (FEB-APR) IPC Phase xx Estimated number of IDPs Conflict IDPs South Sudanese refugees Catastrophe/ Famine ! PoC site Emergency xx South Sudanese refugees Cattle raid 5M Crisis Stressed SUDAN Refugee location Desert locust infestation 823,344 Minimal 3.92M people displaced PoC site 4M ABYEI REGION ! Upper Nile Internal displacement SUDAN ! Upper 2.25M Northern Bahr el Unity Nile 3M Ghazal Warrap ETHIOPIA ABYEI REGION Western Unity Bahr el ! Jonglei Ghazal 215,888 2M Northern CENTRAL Lakes AFRICAN ! Bahr el Ghazal ETHIOPIA REPUBLIC 247,614 1.67M1.67M 1M Western Eastern 127,035 Equatoria Central Equatoria Warrap Equatoria ! 233,198 DEMOCRATIC KENYA Jonglei 340,517 0 REPUBLIC OF Western Bahr Jan Jul Jan Jul Jan Jul Jan Jul Jan THE CONGO el Ghazal UGANDA Lakes 2016 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018 2019 2019 2020 105,465 196,055 CENTRAL 206,455 IDPs IN PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS SITES STAPLE FOOD PRICE TREND AFRICAN REPUBLIC 600 2,222 Western 500 Equatoria Central Eastern 150 7% 0-4 yr 8% 400 Equatoria Equatoria 64,027 300 61,225 100 22% 5-17 yr 23% 200 3.5 kg of white sorghum 208,853 KENYA South Sudanese Pounds (Juba, Central Equatoria) DEMOCRATIC 22% 18-59 yr 15% South Sudanese pounds 100 REPUBLIC OF 88,612 50 121,476 0 THE CONGO 2% 60+ yr 1% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec UGANDA 880,367 0 2020 2019 Average 2017-2019 The administrative boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Final boundary between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has not been determined. Final Status of Abyei area is not yet determined. Date: 19 May 2020 | Sources: OCHA, FAO, IOM-DTM, UNHCR, WFP-VAM, IPC TWG, Ministry of Health | [email protected] | unocha.org/south-sudan | reliefweb.int/country/ssd | southsudan.humanitarianresponse.info | reports.unocha.org/south-sudan | @OCHASouthSudan .