OCHA has allocated significant humanitarian funds to support early action in response to drought-like conditions. New funding has also been secured to extend helicopter operations, improving access to remote areas. Meanwhile, Uganda registered 17,636 asylum seekers from South Sudan in September alone.

Access to hard-to-reach areas remains a challenge, although new funding for helicopter operations aims to mitigate this. Funding for the humanitarian response, while substantial, remains well below requirements.

Very high levels of acute malnutrition are reported in parts of Jonglei and Upper Nile. Over 520,000 people are internally displaced, and nearly 240,000 South Sudanese refugees are hosted in Uganda, with 17,636 new arrivals in September.

The specific locations and numbers of people affected by conflict and drought-like conditions are not yet covered in recent reporting.