SITUATION OVERVIEW
Violence broke out in Juba on 15 December, and quickly spread to other locations. During the first six weeks of the crisis, Central Equatoria,Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile states saw heavy fighting between Government and opposition forces. Other states have been indirectly affected as displaced people have sought safety there. Aid agencies estimate that the impact of violence to date, and possible clashes in the future, could displace as many as one million people by June, and has placed some 3.7 million people at acute or emergency risk of food insecurity. Up to 4.9 million people need some form of humanitarian assistance.
Humanitarians are scaling up the response to assist 3.2 million people by June 2014. This includes people displaced or otherwise impacted by the violence, the host communities receiving displaced families, refugees living in South Sudan, and other communities whose lives and livelihoods are threatened by the crisis. Assistance until June will continue to address immediate and life-threatening needs, ensure that people’s rights are upheld, and protect and strengthen livelihoods wherever possible to prevent a further serious deterioration in the food security situation.