JUBA, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The humanitarian community in South Sudan has launched an appeal for 1.7 billion U.S. dollars to provide lifesaving assistance to 5.4 million people experiencing the most acute needs across the country, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a news release on Monday.

According to the 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) launched in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, South Sudanese people continue to be affected by high levels of food insecurity and malnutrition.

"The 2025 HNRP paints an accurate picture of the most acute needs of vulnerable people across the country, and a plan for assistance that is realistic and most importantly, life-saving," UN Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan Anita Kiki Gbeho said while launching the 2025 HNRP.

In 2025, 9.3 million South Sudanese, 69 percent of the total population of 13.4 million, are projected to require some form of humanitarian assistance. Of these, humanitarian partners will target 5.4 million vulnerable people facing the most acute needs with life-saving services.

South Sudanese Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management Albino Akol Atak said the collaboration will continue in 2025, not only to bring relief to people affected by the crisis but also to support durable solutions and build their resilience.

According to the news release, the protracted humanitarian crisis in South Sudan is deepened by conflict, extreme effects of climate change, disease outbreaks, economic crisis and the impact of the ongoing conflict in neighboring Sudan. Since the outbreak of the Sudan crisis in April 2023, over 905,000 people have crossed into South Sudan, with an additional 337,000 people projected to arrive in 2025.

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report released in November shows that 6.4 million South Sudanese are severely food insecure at crisis levels or worse. The report projects this number to increase to 7.7 million during the lean season from April to July 2025.

According to the report, nutrition projections estimate that among children under the age of five, 2.08 million are at risk of acute malnutrition and 650,000 are at risk of severe acute malnutrition in 2025, a 26 percent and 33 percent increase from the projections in 2024 respectively. Enditem

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