South Sudan - IPC report January-July 2020
Fighting breaks out in Juba and spreads to Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile States
Thousands are killed, people flee their homes, and aid stocks are looted
RECURRING VIOLENCE AND HEAVY FIGHTING
Planting season missed in Southern Unity, Western Equatoria and Western Bahr El-Ghazal due to instability
OUTBREAK OF VIOLENCE IN JUBA
FAO warehouse looted, second planting season missed in some counties due to insecurity
FAMINE DECLARED IN PARTS OF SOUTH SUDAN
Some 100,000 people are facing starvation in parts of South Sudan where famine has been declared. A further 1 million people are classified as being on the brink of famine.
FAMINE DEFEATED
Thanks to massive humanitarian assistance, the famine declared just months previously was declared over in June, although severe food insecurity continued to threaten the lives of 6.2 million people
PEACE DEAL SIGNED
South Sudan’s President Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed a peace agreement in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on 12 September 2018, brokered by Sudanese President Bashir
