In latest weeks, widespread flooding has engulfed massive components of Jonglei, Higher Nile and Unity states within the north of the nation.
The company’s consultant in South Sudan, Marie-Helene Verney, mentioned that “if the flooding continues, as much as 400,000 persons are prone to be displaced by the tip of the 12 months, exceeding flood displacement ranges seen in 2024.”
The scenario is anticipated to be at its worst between September and October and threatens to “reduce off whole communities, exacerbate starvation and heighten safety dangers, significantly for girls and ladies,” Ms. Verney added.
For a number of years, South Sudan has confronted an ongoing humanitarian disaster attributable to underdevelopment, disasters and battle that has displaced many communities. Recurrent floods have exacerbated this displacement, destroyed properties, and threatened livelihoods throughout the nation.
“Houses, faculties, well being amenities, farmlands, and pastures have been flooded,” mentioned the UNHCR consultant, “devastating livestock and inundating secure water sources and latrines, which have worsened sanitation and heightened well being dangers.”
Stagnant water, mixed with restricted entry to secure consuming water, is elevating the specter of additional illness outbreaks on prime of the continued cholera disaster, which had already affected over 12,000 internally displaced individuals (IDPs) and three,100 refugees by the tip of August.
UN continues offering support
In 2025, UNHCR, in collaboration with the South Sudanese authorities and UN companions, has continued to supply life-saving support, together with money, emergency shelters, and plastic sheeting to 150,000 of probably the most weak flood-affected people.
Over the previous 5 years work has been carried out to mitigate flood impacts by reinforcing dykes, prepositioning provides, supporting livelihoods, and aiding displaced communities, together with IDPs.
UNHCR has appealed for extra funds to hold out its life-saving work. As of 31 July, it had solely acquired a 3rd of the almost $300 million required to guard and help displaced folks and native host communities within the nation.
In Unity state, which is 70 per cent underwater, UNHCR has considerably scaled down operations as a result of funding shortfall, leaving hundreds of individuals in a extra precarious scenario.
Supporting local weather resilience
To mitigate the continued disaster in South Sudan, the United Nations Workplace for Undertaking Providers (UNOPS) just lately signed a $9.9 million Climate Resilience Project in South Sudan with the Ministry of Water Sources.
UNOPS continues to help efforts to strengthen local weather resilience and help flood-affected and refugee-hosting communities in South Sudan.
