Source: US Agency for International Development
Country: South Sudan, United States of America
HIGHLIGHTS
Early July violence in Juba displaced thousands of people and resulted in hundreds of deaths
USAID/FFP partner WFP increases food assistance to communities in Northern Bahr el Ghazal
More than 900 suspected cholera cases recorded in South Sudan
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
UN Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) Stephen O’Brien visited South Sudan from August 1–3 to advocate for improved humanitarian access to populations in need and a peaceful solution to the ongoing political crisis.
Approximately 40 percent of the population of South Sudan were projected to experience severe food insecure from May–July and are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, according to the IPC Technical Working Group.