Hunger crisis in Africa

Since the end of December 2025, renewed 
fighting in Jonglei State, South Sudan, 
has displaced more than 230,000 people. 
Many families are now living in overcrowded 
camps with limited access to food, clean 
water, healthcare, and shelter. The 
humanitarian situation in the region is 
critical, warns our alliance organization
CARE.

Violence exacerbates dramatic hunger crisis
According to the latest IPC (Integrated Food 
Security Phase Classification) report, 1.3 
million people in South Sudan—particularly 
in Jonglei and surrounding regions—are 
suffering from extreme food shortages and 
acute malnutrition. 28,000 people, including 
11,000 in the Fangak district of Jonglei, 
are at risk of starvation.
“The conflict is not only displacing 
families, it is destroying livelihoods 
and exacerbating hunger in a region already 
on the brink. The IPC analysis shows that 
Jonglei was already suffering from alarming 
food insecurity before this escalation. 
Continued violence now threatens to plunge 
communities into a catastrophic hunger 
crisis,” says CARE Country Director in 
South Sudan.

Collapse of Basic Services
Markets, agriculture, and basic services are 
severely disrupted. Health centers and food 
distribution points in some conflict-affected 
areas have been looted, damaged, or forced to 
close. This has disrupted life-saving care for 
children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and 
people with chronic illnesses.

Women and girls are disproportionately affected 
by the crisis. Displacement and overcrowded 
emergency shelters dramatically increase the 
risk of gender-based violence. At the same time, 
access to health services, food aid, and clean 
water is now lacking. Even before the current 
escalation, there was an alarming number of 
sexual violence and abductions.

CARE Calls for Humanitarian Access
"Humanitarian access must be guaranteed and must 
not be used as a political tool. All parties to 
the conflict must protect the civilian population 
and guarantee aid teams safe, rapid, and unimpeded 
access. Without access, hunger and preventable 
diseases will increase—and people will die,"
urges CARE Country Director in South Sudan

Our alliance organization is calling for reliable 
access to people in need and flexible, rapid funding 
for urgently needed humanitarian aid to prevent the 
situation in Jonglei from deteriorating further.

Close collaboration with local partners
CARE is working closely with local partners and 
authorities in South Sudan, supporting families in 
Jonglei with food, healthcare, clean water, hygiene, 
and protection where conditions allow. Currently, 
CARE is operating in the Akobo and Bor South districts, 
where many displaced people have sought refuge. CARE 
is continuously assessing needs on the ground and 
coordinating emergency relief efforts with partners.

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