South Sudan

South Sudan is contaminated with anti-personnel mines and cluster munition remnants.

Cluster Munition Remnants

 Anti-Personnel Mines

  • Article 4 deadline

    1 February 2034

  • Performance

    Good

Key Developments

South Sudan reported clearance of just under 3.8 km2 of cluster munition-contaminated area in 2025, exceeding its 2025 work plan clearance target of just under 3.7km2. This is despite significant funding cuts to the mine action sector in South Sudan in 2025. Heightened conflict has increased other explosive ordnance (EO) contamination while compounding access issues and pressure on the mine action sector. South Sudan had planned to clear all cluster munition remnants (CMR) by 9 July 2030, in line with its Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) Article 5 deadline, but will not now meet this deadline. It could, however, still meet its Article 4 Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) clearance deadline of 1 February 2034.

Recommendations for Action

  • South Sudan should ensure consistent financial support for the National Mine Action Authority (NMAA) and start to fund mine action operations directly.

  • South Sudan and its mine action partners should continue to support the NMAA to assume greater responsibilities and increase the number of national deminers.

  • South Sudan should revise its National Technical Standards and Guidelines (NTSGs) to permit reduction of land through technical survey (TS) and should also review its requirement for the deployment of technical staff and equipment for non-technical survey (NTS), neither of which follows the International Mine Action Standards (IMAS).

  • South Sudan should review its work plan for CMR clearance and develop a corresponding resource mobilisation strategy.

  • South Sudan should continue to work towards establishing an evidence-based baseline of cluster munition-contaminated area.

  • South Sudan should maintain efforts to mainstream gender and diversity across its mine action programme and support marginalised groups to participate in the programme.

  • South Sudan should receive support for national legislation criminalising cluster munitions and supporting the mine action programme.

Download the full 2026 report for South Sudan

Click here to download the full "Clearing Cluster Munition Remnants 2026" report for South Sudan.