South Sudan: Humanitarian Access Snapshot (June 2024)

The operating environment for humanitarian organizations continued to be difficult in June, with 51 incidents reported affecting humanitarian access. Of them, there were 35 reported incidents of violence against humanitarian assets and personnel, four related to active hostilities, seven involving operational interferences and five related to restriction of movement or bureaucratic impediments. In the last five months, Upper Nile State has reported most incidents affecting humanitarian access, followed by Unity State. Despite the challenges, humanitarian organizations continued to deliver and provide assistance to vulnerable people across the country. Economic instability and heightened demand for aid have increased the risks faced by those providing essential services. Reported attacks on humanitarian workers and intrusions into facilities with pre-positioned supplies increased in all states and there were also reports of robberies, with 19 incidents of attacks on aid workers. Road banditry in Jonglei, Central and Eastern Equatoria states continued to be a concern. Damage to property and theft of humanitarian aid forced humanitarian actors to temporarily suspend aid provision in Kapoeta in Eastern Equatoria State. Intercommunal clashes and tensions between communities further hampered humanitarian access. In Akobo, Jonglei State, aid provision was suspended for three days due to violence, and four humanitarian staff were evacuated from northern Unity