Country: Photo: WFP/Maduok Akot

Highlights In numbers  WFP continues to work towards the safe and immediate 1.4 million IDPs (OCHA estimates) return of its abducted staff member. The WFP national field security officer was abducted at the airport on 16 467,000 displaced outside South Sudan October by eight armed men in plain clothes. Efforts both in (OCHA estimates) Malakal and in are ongoing for his safe release. 100,300 seeking shelter with the UN  Increased insecurity for staff and assets pose serious (UNMISS estimates) operational concerns for WFP in Malakal. Following the 1.5 million projected to remain in emergency abduction of the national field security officer and increased or crisis level food insecurity through tensions among staff living in the UNMISS base, the safety of December 2014 (IPC, September 2014). those staff members is at risk. As they are becoming increasingly anxious, WFP’s level of engagement is affected.  WFP’s Logistics team presents its 2015 prepositioning plan. At Monday’s Humanitarian Country Team meeting, the hybrid plan was shared. It includes the introduction of a regional humanitarian framework agreement endorsed by all stakeholders including relevant neighbouring countries.  Airdrops commence on 17 October for Yida refugee camp.

WFP Response

Food and Nutrition Assistance  This week, WFP completed distribution in Poktap, Pieri and Jikmir. Currently WFP and its partners have nine mobile distribution teams out: in Chuil, Dablual, Ulang/Nyangore, Mandeng, Nhialdu, Atar, Kaldak, Kadet and Makak. Targeted supplementary feeding (treatment of moderate acute malnutrition) is ongoing in those locations.

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1. Logistics Deployment Kit (QDK) was rectified by two ETC

technicians.  A road assessment team is in Renk, conducting road convoys to Jodah in order to further the  Koch (Unity state) is one of the new Operational opening of the Sudan corridor. Centers for the Inter-Cluster Working Group. ETC installed a Digital Radio Repeater communicating  WFP’s second barge convoy, carrying 1,157 mt, on Channel 14, powered by the recently installed has arrived at its final offloading destination, Hybrid Solar Power System. Malakal (after New Fangak, Atar and Kaldak). Offloading is ongoing, though there have been  Last week the ETC team programmed 87 radios delays because of rains. belonging to 33 agencies and 54 national and international NGOs.  On 17 October, airdrops commenced in Yida to cover October shortfalls, 800 mt. Thus far 392 mt  The Ericsson Response team is on the ground have been dropped and the operations will ready to support and provide hands-on training continue to cover November and December to ETC staff. shortfalls as well.  ETC finalized their Strategic Objectives for the  Since 01 January, WFP Logistics has dispatched 2015 Strategic Response Plan. 156,726 mt of food, of which a total of 39,647 mt

have been airlifted or airdropped within South UN Humanitarian Air Service Sudan and from Ethiopia and Uganda.  UNHAS transported 1,746 passengers and 21 mt Special Operations of light cargo during the reporting period.

Food Security and Livelihoods Cluster  During the week, 246 passengers were affected  The Cluster has finalized its Strategic Response by flight cancellations (169) and lack of aircraft Plan for 2015. The process for the Crisis capacity (77). Flight cancellations were a result Response Plan is ongoing. 75 organizations have of a technical breakdown of UNHAS largest submitted proposals for 2015. The Project Review capacity aircraft — Fokker 50 (125 Team will gather in the next days to start passengers), insecurity (8 passengers) and evaluating proposals. The process will be finished weather related conditions (36 passengers). by 7 November when Cluster coordinators will  Six medical evacuations were performed out of approve final projects and send the list to OCHA. Yida, , Ulang and Torit for UNHCR, GOAL,  South Sudan has been allocated US$20 million FHI and IFRC. under CERF. Out of that, US$16 million is  UNHAS facilitated five special missions during the reserved for Bentiu. The Cluster has been asked week in support of WFP’s mobile distribution to provide support to the team in Bentiu on teams to Kadet, Pulturuk and Dablual, a COSV prioritizing the needs and project proposal mission to Jiech and a UNICEF mission to Torit. submissions. Deadline for proposal submissions is 7 November. Food security priorities are:  Fuel shortage in Rumbek and Wau continues to grinding mills, voucher support and fishing kits. affect flights and passenger connections to and Unity. UNHAS continues to airlift fuel to critical locations to avoid multiple flight Logistics Cluster cancellations with negative impacts on the

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airlifted on behalf of 14 organisations to Bentiu, Ganyiel, Gorwai, Lankien, Leer, Malakal,  UNHAS had its monthly User Group Meeting on Mandeng, Mayendit, Nihaldu, , Pibor, 23 October to update users on the operations Rumbek an Yuai. and also to discuss areas of priority for air service in the country. UNHAS used the opportunity to  An additional fixed wing aircraft (Hawker, present a new guideline on Lost and Found items. capacity of 5 mt) was added to the fleet and has been operational as of 21 October. This aircraft  In response to requests from the humanitarian will be used to serve Jonglei and Malakal/Paloich community, UNHAS announced the addition of and other locations once airstrips begin to dry. three new destinations (Jikmir, Kamel and Mandeng) to the regular weekly flight schedule  Fuel shortages in Wau and Rumbek remain a during the User Group meeting. New additions challenge to the air operations. To ensure the will be effective 1 November. continuation of air services, discussions are ongoing with key partners to resolve this issue as soon as possible. Feeder Roads  Mobilisation to the Juba-Rumbek road spot repair  Roads continue to deteriorate throughout the mission was delayed due to mechanical issues rainy season. The latest Access Constraints map with the excavator and additional roller. All other can be found here: http://www.logcluster.org/ equipment and the contractor staff are on site sites/default/files/maps/ and the physical works will commence as soon as lc_ss_774_currentroadclosures_20141017.pdf the excavator is repaired (latest by 27 October).

Emergency Telecommunications  Unexploded ordnance was found on along the Cluster (ETC) Pageri-Magwi road and was reported to UNMAS. Construction work continues on other sections.  An ETC Response Mission to Bentiu was successful since the faulty Luxemburg Quick 1.

Current WFP South Sudan donors Resourcing Update (listed alphabetically)*:

Project 2014 Six-month Requirements Shortfall (US$) (US$) EMOP 200659 $554 million $251 million PRRO 200572 $220 million $164 million SO 200634 $50.7 million $7.5 million (UNHAS) SO 200361 $30 million (Logistics) SO 200423 $0.7 million $0.4 million (Food Security) SO 200399 $4.5 million $2.8 million (ETC)

SO 200702 (Air $17.3 million $8.7 million Operation)

Total $877.2 million $434.4 million

Contacts

[email protected]  Jochebed Louis-Jean, Reports Officer [email protected]  George Fominyen, Public Information Officer [email protected]

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

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*Not included: CHF, World Bank and Private Donors

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