South Sudan Relocation Index

How South Sudan scores

Formal refugee/legal frameworks exist, offering a basis for protection claims. | Some institutional initiatives target justice and labor migration management.

• Peace and conflict safety33
• Immigrant safety56
• Visa accessibility43
• Residence permit realism43
• Labor market access44
• Healthcare53
• Civil rights54
• Discrimination safety55
• Status security43
• Infrastructure reliability49
• Cost of living sustainability58

Recent news impact

No high-signal enactments or near-term policy/law changes specific to immigration, asylum, borders, or deportations were detected in the provided recent documentation that would clearly and directionally alter South Sudan’s short-term relocation outlook. The provided materials mainly reflect (1) ongoing EU/UN sanctions framework maintenance and (2) longer-running humanitarian/displacement planning rather than a fresh, relocation-relevant shift in access, protection status, or safety conditions within the last ~45 days.

Sources

• UN Peacekeeping: Civilians in South Sudan continue to bear the brunt of sub-national violenceUnited Nations Peacekeeping
• UNMISS quarterly brief on violence affecting civilians (July–September 2025)UNMISS
• World Bank: Fragility, Conflict, and Violence—Country Classifications (methodology and FCV framing)World Bank Group
• World Bank Data: Political Stability (Worldwide Governance Indicators) for South SudanWorld Bank Group
• UNHCR: South Sudan continues to host refugees and respond to internal displacement amid ongoing conflictUNHCR
• UNHCR Rights Mapping: Refugee Act, 2012 (legal framework for refugee protection)UNHCR Rights Mapping and Analysis Platform
• UNHCR Durable Solutions Strategy and Plan of Action for Refugees (October 2024)UNHCR
• Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2026/1401 of 22 June 2026 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/740 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in South SudanEUR-Lex (European Union Council)