South Sudan
Assessment
The 2018 peace deal has collapsed: Machar is on trial for treason and crimes against humanity alongside seven co-defendants over the March 2025 Nasir violence, while SPLA-IO and White Army fighters battle the SSPDF in Jonglei and Upper Nile. On Sept 10 the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan reported that the human cost of violence continues to grow and warned that the Dec 22 election cannot be held safely on present conditions. UNICEF said on Sept 14 that it had reached Jonglei communities cut off by fighting for months, and WFP warned on Sept 15 that a 'super El Nino' is compounding violence and reduced aid to deepen the hunger crisis. No verdict in the Machar case had been confirmed by Sept 15.
Recent, assessed
- 2026-09-15WFP warns that a 'super El Nino', continuing violence and reduced aid are deepening South Sudan's food crisis. news.un.org
- 2026-09-14UNICEF reaches Jonglei communities that had been cut off from humanitarian support for months by the fighting. news.un.org
Level history
Levels set by research reviews. A level set by hand is shown at the top of the page while it is in force and is not part of this history.
| Date | Level | Status | Trend | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | 4 | Active war | ■ stable | Weekly review |
| 2026-09-14 | 4 | Active war | ■ stable | Weekly review |
| 2026-09-12 | 4 | Active war | ■ stable | Weekly review |
| 2026-09-12 | 4 | Active war | ■ stable | Baseline |
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