Between July 2023 and June 2024, an estimated 1.65 million children between 6-59 months are expected to suffer acute malnutrition including 480,000 million children expected to suffer Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and 1.17 million expected to suffer Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM). 870,000 pregnant or breastfeeding women are expected to suffer acute malnutrition in this period. An estimated 72 percent of the acute malnutrition burden is concentrated in the five states of Jonglei, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Upper Nile, Unity and Warrap.

As for the severity of the situation, between July and September 2023, 46 counties are classified in IPC AMN Phase 4 (Critical), 15 counties in IPC AMN Phase 3 (Serious), 10 counties in IPC AMN Phase 2 (Alert) and 9 in IPC AMN Phase 1 (Acceptable). During the post-harvest period of October 2023 to March 2024, the AMN situation is expected to remain the same. Deterioration in 66 counties is expected during the lean season period of April to June 2024. 

Humanitarian Food Assistance: Humanitarian food assistance must be scaled up immediately to save lives and prevent a total collapse of livelihoods in locations where populations were classified in IPC Phase 5 (Catastrophe) and IPC Phase 4 (Emergency) acute food insecurity.

Nutrition interventions: Ensure that existing prevention and treatment programs are sustained. Prevention and treatment program coverage is to be prioritized in counties where acute malnutrition is at IPC AMN Phase 4 (Critical) and IPC AMN Phase 5 (Extremely Critical) levels.