South Sudan: Protection Risks Analysis Updates_Jan_Dec_ 2025 Renk response_15042026DK

Country: South Sudan Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached file. Since the conflict erupted in Sudan in April 2023, Renk County has emerged as a vital entry point for refugees, asylum-seekers, returnees, and third-country nationals escaping violence. Between January and December 2025, a total of 220,044 individuals fleeing entered through the Wunthou/Joda official border point and various unofficial crossing points, with around 54% of them being South Sudanese returnees. Reports gathered at reception sites consistently emphasized assaults on civilians, coerced displacement, both physical and psychological torture, arbitrary detentions, separation of families, sexual violence, targeted killings of South Sudanese individuals, forced recruitment, property extortion, and pervasive trauma as the most common violations and dangers that incoming individuals faced during their journey. The combined effects of these experiences have led to significant psychological distress for many newcomers, especially those with specific needs (PSNs) such as individuals with disabilities, older adults, unaccompanied and separated children, and households led by women. Upon their arrival, individuals may either stay at the Transit Center (TC) or integrate into the host community. However, the strain on services and decreased funding, particularly due to the three-month halt of onward transportation in early 2025, have resulted in ongoing overcrowding at the TC, which accommodated 10,949 individuals as of December 2025, three times its designed capacity. This context, combined with limited socio‑economic opportunities and strained humanitarian services, has created

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