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South Sudan: Humanitarian Snapshot (May 2026)
By UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs at ReliefWeb
· June 10, 2026
· 2 min read
. Between January and May, more than 420,800 people were displaced across South Sudan due to conflict, according to IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix figures. This includes over 324,100 people displaced by violence in Jonglei State: 261,570 within Jonglei; nearly 29,000 to Mingkaman in Awerial County
Key takeaway Basic services are under severe strain: Akobo County Hospital is serving an estimated 267,000 people - nearly five times its intended capacity while Akobo West has virtually no functional health facilities.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: June 10, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 2 min
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What is this story about? . Between January and May, more than 420,800 people were displaced across South Sudan due to conflict, according to IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix figures. This includes over 324,100 people displaced by violence in Jonglei State: 261,570 within Jonglei; nearly 29,000 to Mingkaman in Awerial County
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