The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in partnership with the University of Juba and supported by the European Union, convened a landmark public lecture on managing housing, land, and property rights in South Sudan, highlighting their vital role in supporting long-term recovery for displaced communities.
As of 30 July, flooding continues to impact an estimated 80,000 people in Mayendit and Bor South counties, in Unity and Jonglei states. While no flood-related displacement has been reported to date, communities remain at heightened risk due to prolonged exposure to floodwaters.
Since late February, political instability and rising hostilities between armed groups in South Sudan have led to fresh clashes, particularly in Upper Nile state. This has caused a large influx of people to flee South Sudan to Sudan.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns the abduction of a Ministry of Health (MoH) staff member from an MSF ambulance in South Sudan’s Morobo County, Central Equatoria State, at around 10:00 am on 25 July 2025.
The ongoing rainy season in South Sudan is slowing cholera response efforts in some locations, raising concerns about further transmission and undermining progress the country has made so far in combating the outbreak.
As conflict persists across much of Sudan, pockets of relative safety have emerged and to date over a million internally displaced Sudanese have been making their way home.
In an effort to address severely limited access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services in South Sudan, the Ministry of Health, with support from World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, has been implementing several initiatives to expand access in seven of its 10 states.
There are now 12.0 million forcibly displaced due to the outbreak of conflict in Sudan since April 2023, including 7.7 million internally and 4.1 million in neighbouring countries.
Since late February, political instability and rising hostilities between armed groups in South Sudan have led to fresh clashes, particularly in Upper Nile state. This has caused a large influx of people to flee South Sudan to Sudan. More than 161,000 people have entered Sudan during this period.
This assessment, titled the 'Durable Solutions Index' (DSI), is specifically designed to evaluate the progress made towards achieving durable solutions for IDPs, returnees, and their host communities within the particularly affected states of Upper Nile and Unity in South Sudan.
Malnutrition in South Sudan remains a persistent public health concern, with rates of acute malnutrition continuing to exceed the WHO emergency thresholds. In 2025, worsening food insecurity, conflict, and systemic health service disruptions have intensified the nutrition crisis, particularly among children under five and pregnant or breastfeeding women.
South Sudan is currently facing a severe humanitarian crisis characterised by extensive internal displacement. The underlying causes of these displacement dynamics are varied and include communal clashes, land disputes, insecurity, violence, disasters, and cross-border movements.
The Sudan Mobility Update provides a summary of the total IDP population in Sudan, including those displaced both before and after the onset of the conflict on 15 April 2023.
A General Court Martial, supported by the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces, concluded in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal, on 5 July. It was preceded by two investigation missions to Wau and Jur River counties where 34 pending cases were reviewed.
Amidst the ongoing cholera outbreak in South Sudan, the World Health Organization (WHO) expressed gratitude for the critical support provided by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and WHO’s Standby Partners (SBPs).
South Sudan’s changing climate is reshaping how infectious diseases like cholera spread. Rising temperatures, heavier rains, and worsening floods are placing millions at greater risk.
