Highlights WFP Response In numbers

05 September 2014

Country: South Sudan Photo: WFP/Amirkambiz Hamedanizadeh

Highlights  UK Ministerial visit to Ganyiel, accompanied by WFP’s Country

South Sudan Situation Report #42

Director. On 1 September, WFP’s Country Director, Joyce Luma, joined a UK Ministerial delegation on a day trip to Ganyiel visiting ongoing activities, including a stabilisation centre where WFP helps to treat moderate acute malnutrition.

 South Sudan's swamped roads delay vital food deliveries. http://www.wfp.org/videos/south-sudans-swamped-roads-delay-vital -food-delivery

WFP Response

In numbers Over 1.3 million IDPs (OCHA estimates) 449,000 displaced outside South Sudan (OCHA estimates) 102,500 seeking shelter with the UN (UNMISS estimates) 3.9 million projected in emergency or crisis level of food insecurity between June and August (IPC, May 2014).

Food and Nutrition Assistance

 During the last week, WFP teams deployed in Kechkon and Ngop completed distribution to about 16,925 and 8,395 beneficiaries, respectively. Four other WFP teams are currently deployed in Motot, Koch, Yuai and Buaw, and are at different stages of registration/verification and distribution.

 Three teams comprised of WFP cooperating partners will be deployed this week to Gorwai (Catholic Relief Services), Ganyiel (German Agro Action) and Rom-Akoka-Lul (World Vision). WFP is supporting them with Field Coordinators, Dropzone Coordinators and Radio Operators.

 Gender mainstreaming and HIV/AIDS trainings were conducted for WFP in Wau and Warrap sub-offices.

Logistics

 Since 01 January, WFP Logistics has dispatched 131,124 mt of food, of which a total of 27,876 mt has been airlifted or airdropped both within South Sudan and from Ethiopia and Uganda.

 WFP has recruited 16 Dropzone Coordinators to manage airdrop operations, both for WFP’s rapid response teams and support locations managed by cooperating partners.

 The Logistics team plans to carry out emergency spot repairs through WFP’s Field Engineering unit on the main Juba – Rumbek – Wau trunk road.

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05 September 2014

Special Operations Food Security and Livelihoods Cluster

 During the weekly FSLC meeting, members were updated on the progress of submissions of requested inputs for the UN General Assembly side event on South Sudan. A review of the current portfolio of the cluster Crisis Response Plan projects was done to highlight the funding gaps for the most urgent activities between now and December.

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were also informed on the July achievements against the cluster targets. Based on the information provided by the cluster members, gaps on response at county level were identified and partners were requested to provide additional information on specific locations to better address those gaps.

 The HCT has recently endorsed the Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC) as the strategic planning approach for South Sudan in 2015. In order to familiarize partners with the process, a short presentation was included during the weekly meeting. Information was provided on the next steps for the humanitarian community.

Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC)

 The ICT Emergency Coordinator and the ETC Coordinator met with the Minister of Telecommunication and Postal Services. The minister expressed her interest to enhance cooperation with the cluster and a follow-up meeting is planned with key staff in the Ministry.

 Shared internet connectivity services are being provided to the humanitarian community in 10 ETC hubs and six partner sites across South Sudan.

 Two back to back sessions of the ETC security telecommunications training - Let’s Comm - were organized for ETC humanitarian partners benefitting 24 ICT staff from South Sudan’s humanitarian community.

 A feasibility assessment in Koch is currently under way to install connectivity equipment.

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Bor, faulty connectivity equipment replaced and the site is now operational.

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 A quick review mission to Mingkaman was conducted last week. The humanitarian hub will be relocated and the cluster is ready to reposition the ETC Response Solution once the new location is arranged.

Logistics Cluster

 Over 147 mt of humanitarian supplies were airlifted on behalf of 19 different organizations to Akobo, Bentiu, Ganyiel, Gorwai, Jiech, Lankien, Leer, Malakal, Mathiang, Mayendit, Mwot Tot, Old Fangak, Paloich, Panyagor, and Yuai.

 Two Engineers have moved to Mundri this week

 WFP is currently loading another barge in Juba

 Preparations for a training-of-trainers workshop

which is expected to depart in the coming days. As this barge movement is proceeding without escorts, the Logistics Cluster will monitor its progress. Upon success of this barge movement, the Logistics Cluster will work with partners to consolidate cargo for barge movement for the wider humanitarian community.

 The Logistics Cluster is currently working with the humanitarian community in identifying logistics bottle necks that need to be addressed early in the dry season to ensure logistics operations are able to continue in the next rainy season. A preliminary list of proposed infrastructure projects was circulated to all Logistics Cluster partners for feedback.

 Roads continue to deteriorate throughout the rainy season. The latest Access Constraints map can be found here: http://www.logcluster.org/ s i t e s / d e f a u l t / f i l e s / m a p s / lc_ss_774_currentroadclosures_20140829.pdf

 The Juba – Rumbek road is in particularly poor condition; the Logistics Cluster has provided funding to a partner who is in the process of mobilizing equipment to undertake emergency spot repairs in several locations on this stretch.

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Feeder Roads and will stay there for the next four weeks to continually monitor the works on the Mundri – Bangolo road (75 km) in Western Equatoria. for the HIV/AIDS awareness raising programme are ongoing. The workshop is scheduled for midSeptember. These programmes will be implemented along the operational roads and will benefit the communities along the road, contractors and State Ministries of Physical Infrastructure.

 Works are progressing on the road from Pageri to Magwi (65 km) in Eastern Equatoria; following a mine strike in July and a re-assessment by UNMAS, the affected contractor re-mobilized and was instructed to restart the works after UNMAS completed some clearance work and after a further detailed assessment of the road alignment.

05 September 2014

Resourcing Update Project

2014 Requirements (USD)

Shortfall (USD)

EMOP 200659

$554 million

$126.6 million

PRRO 200572

$240 million

$36.8 million

SO 200634 (UNHAS)

$50.5 million**

$8.2 million**

SO 200361 (Logistics)

$30 million

SO 200423

$0.7 million

$0.4 million

$4.5 million

$2.8 million

$17.3 million

$8.7 million

(Food Security)


Current WFP South Sudan donors (listed alphabetically)*:

SO 200399 (ETC) SO 200702 Operation)

(Air

Total

$897 million $183.5 million

*The United States has publically announced a $180 million contribution of in-kind food which will be reflected in WFP’s resourcing figures once formally confirmed. Most of this food will become available in-country towards the end of November to meet gaps from December and into early 2015. WFP South Sudan urgently needs US$87 million in cash contributions to fill gaps through to November as well as to repay commodities that have been made available by WFP in neighbouring countries. **Project is currently undergoing a budget revision. This is the expected 2014 budget after approval but is subject to change.

Country: South Sudan

http://www.wfp.org/countries/south-sudan

Contacts  [email protected]  Jochebed Louis-Jean, Reports Officer [email protected]

 George Fominyen, Public Information Officer [email protected] *Not included: CHF, World Bank and Private Donors

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