South Sudan Humanitarian Update 1 - 15 May 2026

Countries: South Sudan, Sudan Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached file. HIGHLIGHTS Tens of thousands of people are returning to Akobo, Jonglei State, from displacement sites in Ethiopia, prompting a scaled-up humanitarian response amid a fragile calm. A credible risk of famine persists in four counties across Upper Nile and Jonglei States, including Akobo, under a worst-case scenario of escalating conflict, further displacement, and constrained humanitarian access Humanitarian access is intensifying as a concern, with confiscation of supplies, detention of aid workers and movement restrictions reported across Upper Nile, Jonglei and Central Equatoria states.

Original source: Relief Web