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SSD: UNOCHA Hum. Fund SSHF 2025

In 2025, it is estimated that two thirds of the South Sudanese population require some sort of humanitarian assistance. The South Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SSHF) led by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator facilitates a coordinated, quick and agile humanitarian response to sudden-onset events. It also contributes to capacity strengthening of local aid responders. Through its contribution to the Fund, Switzerland helps to ensure that crisis-affected populations throughout the country receives principled and targeted assistance.

Country/region	Topic	Period	Budget
South Sudan	Emergency Relief and Protection Protection, access & security Emergency rehabilitation	01.01.2025 - 31.12.2025	CHF 1’000’000

The project in brief

Background	Six years after the signing of the revitalized peace agreement in South Sudan, 9.3 Mio people require some form of humanitarian assistance, out of whom 5.4 Mio (according to HNRP 2025) face critical humanitarian conditions. The humanitarian crisis has persisted due to a combination of sporadic armed clashes and intercommunal violence, food insecurity, public health challenges and climatic shocks. These factors have severely affected people’s livelihoods and hampered access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), education and health services. Since 2023, the economic crisis, the conflict in neighbouring Sudan and widespread flooding have deepened people’s needs. Protection concerns remain high, especially for women and girls.
Objectives	The mandate of the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SSHF) is to allocate funding to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity based on humanitarian needs and on jointly identified priorities.
Target groups	Civilian population in need of humanitarian assistance in South Sudan (as per each allocation strategy)
Medium-term outcomes	Humanitarian assistance is allocated in a timely, coordinated, and principled manner to people in need with a view to enhancing the effectiveness and accountability of the humanitarian response in South Sudan .
Results	Expected results: Selected outputs are defined in each allocation strategy through a participative process (incountry humanitarian clusters). Results from previous phases: In 2024, the SSHF allocated USD 38.9 Mio to partners delivering assistance to 1.1 Mio people, whereby Switzerland accounted for 10.5% of the funding (USD 4.47 Mio). 30% of SSHF was allocated to 15 national NGOs.
Directorate/federal office responsible	SDC
Project partners	Contract partner United Nations Organization (UNO) United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Coordination with other projects and actors	Complementarity with Switzerland’s contributions to CERF and to the PBF
Budget	Current phase Swiss budget CHF 1’000’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 1’000’000 Budget inclusive project partner CHF 1’445’000 Total project since first phase Swiss budget CHF 0 Budget inclusive project partner CHF 1’000’000
Project phases	Phase 1 01.01.2025 - 31.12.2025 (Current phase)

Further technical details

Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	Material relief assistance and services Material relief assistance and services
Aid Type	Basketpooled multi-donor fund
Project number	7F11580