SITUATION OVERVIEW
Violence broke out in Juba on 15 December, and quickly spread to other locations. Since the start of the crisis, Central Equatoria, Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile states have seen heavy fighting between Government and opposition forces. Other states have been indirectly affected as displaced people have sought safety there. Up to 7 million people are at risk of food insecurity and the nutrition situation is deterioting. As the impact of the conflict and resulting needs become more protracted, partners have extended the Crisis Response Plan to June, to address the massive humanitarian consequences of the conflict.
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 mitigate against longer-term damage. Priority sectors for the response are: food security and livelihoods; health; shelter and non-food items; and water, sanitation and hygiene.