Juba, May 5, 2025 - The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is urgently appealing for $379 million to address a severe funding shortfall for the remainder of 2025 in South Sudan [3]. This deficit threatens the WFP's capacity to deliver critical humanitarian aid amidst an escalating food crisis [3].
The required funds are essential for providing food, nutritional support, logistical assistance, and pre-positioning supplies before the rainy season intensifies in May [3]. Approximately 9.3 million people across South Sudan require humanitarian assistance in 2025, including over 1.8 million internally displaced persons due to violence and climate change [3, 7]. The ongoing conflict in Sudan has further strained resources, with 1.1 million people seeking refuge in South Sudan [3, 7].
Projections indicate that 7.7 million people will face acute food insecurity during the lean season from April to July 2025 [3, 7]. Malnutrition rates are climbing, placing 3.2 million children and women at risk, a 28% increase from 2024 [3, 7]. The WFP aims to support over 450,000 people in Upper Nile state, prioritizing those facing emergency and catastrophic hunger levels [6].