WFP South Sudan Country Brief, May 2026

Country: South Sudan Source: World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file. In April, WFP reached 1.16 million people across all programme activities, 82 percent of its monthly target, with 6,200 mt of food and USD 9.5 million in cash. This brings the total number of people assisted since January to 2 million. By April 30, WFP's Jonglei crisis response reached 348,000 people, representing 74 percent of the target population, delivering 6,000 mt of food since operations began. Fuel price spikes since early March have triggered an 8 percent increase in the average cost of a local food basket. Driven by higher border taxes, currency depreciation and the Middle East crisis, the basket price rose from SSP 104,623 to SSP 113,393 by April. This surge severely weakens household purchasing power and threatens food security as the country enters the peak of the lean season.

Original source: Relief Web