Around 300,000 South Sudanese people have fled the country in 2025 alone, largely due to escalating conflict, the UN Commission on Human Rights said on Monday.

"Armed clashes are occurring on a scale not seen since a cessation of hostilities was signed in 2017, with civilians bearing the brunt of human rights violations and displacements," the United Nations said in a statement.

"Women remain disproportionately affected, bearing the greatest burdens and risks of forcible displacement," the statement continued.

The commission's chairperson Yasmin Sooka urged South Sudanese leaders not to "put their interests above those of their people."