Sida's work in South Sudan

The people of South Sudan are severely affected by violence and recurrent climate disasters. Providing people with food, water and shelter, as well as healthcare, is central to Sida's humanitarian work in South Sudan.

Sida’s support in South Sudan 2024

Total development assistance 241020124 SEK, Development cooperation 45305221 SEK, Humanitarian assistance 195714903 SEK.
The data is retrieved from the Openaid website. There you can see more data about where the aid goes and all the initiatives in the country.

Important thematic areas in South Sudan

Sida's work in South Sudan

Climate-related disasters and violence have forced many people to flee their homes. A large part of the population is in need of humanitarian support. Sida provides, for example, clean water, food, healthcare and shelter.

South Sudan is one of the ten countries receiving the most humanitarian support in 2025.

Humanitarian support

Sida works with international humanitarian and civil society organisations, prioritising the people most in need of support.

Sida’s humanitarian support in South Sudan saves lives and alleviates suffering.

The organisations that Sida supports in 2025 (in order of support size):

Learn more about Sida’s analysis of the humanitarian crisis, Sida’s support and how much money is distributed to each organisation in Sida’s crisis analysis.

Development cooperation

South Sudan does not have a Swedish country strategy for development cooperation as it is not one of the countries prioritised for development cooperation by the Swedish government. However, Sida implements a small amount of development cooperation through regional or global strategies.

Sida’s development cooperation in South Sudan on Openaid.se

Updated: July 3, 2025