Updated DRC Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding Sector Profile 2024

Over a decade after South Sudan gained independence, about 2.2 million South Sudanese remain internally displaced and more than 2.3 million South Sudanese are hosted in neighboring countries. The economic development of the civilians has greatly been threatened by conflicts, the presence and illicit flow of small weapons, natural disasters and climate change. Moreover, 16 million square meters of explosive ordnances, including cluster munitions and mines, left behind during the struggle for South Sudan’s independence hinder access to roads, discourage development and agricultural activities and put the lives of civilians and humanitarians at a risk.