SITUATION OVERVIEW
More than 2.2 million people have fled their homes since fighting broke out in December 2013, with over 1.6 million displaced inside South Sudan and 615,000 refugees in neighbouring countries. In South Sudan, more than 166,142 people are currently sheltering in Protection of Civilians (PoC) sites in UN bases.
The conflict and economic stress have dramatically deepened existing vulnerabilities. An estimated 4.6 million people face severe food insecurity this lean season. This is the highest number of people at crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity since the start of the conflict. Also, the nutrition situation is worsening and one in three children under age 5 suffers acute malnutrition in the worst-hit areas of Greater Upper Nile, Warrap and Northern Bahr el Ghazal.
As of 8 August, some US$843 million had been secured for 2015 Humanitarian Response Plan, equivalent to 52 per cent of the total requirement of $1.63 billion.
The objectives of the aid operation are to save lives and alleviate suffering; protect the rights of the most vulnerable, including their freedom of movement; and protect, restore and promote livelihoods.