South Sudan Situation: UNHCR External Update #4 (September 2025)

Highlights

▪ A total of 164,000 South Sudanese have sought refuge in countries neighboring South Sudan, including an estimated 33,000 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 35,000 in Ethiopia, 70,000 in Sudan, and 26,000 in Uganda. In addition, over 131,000 Sudanese refugees have returned from South Sudan in recent months.

▪ Inside South Sudan, where some 200,000 people have been displaced by escalating localized conflict since February, humanitarian access remains severely restricted in conflict-affected regions where large numbers of displaced people are settled. These constraints continue to pose significant challenges to the timely and effective delivery of life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable communities. There are also access challenges related to conflict, extreme weather and remote locations in several of the neighboring countries.

▪ As of 30 September, heavy rainfall and rising levels of the River Nile have caused widespread flooding across South Sudan, affecting over 639,000 people in 26 counties across six states; Jonglei and Unity alone account for 88% of those impacted.

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