WFP Situation Report #284

In Numbers Highlights • In January 2021, WFP reached 1.19 million beneficiaries, with 14,756mt of as- 7.24 million people facing acute food insecurity from April to sorted commodities and $2.48 million in Cash-Based Transfers assistance. July 2021 (IPC) • In March 2021, WFP plans to assist 3.77 million people, through life-saving assis- 1.9 million acutely malnourished women and children (IPC) tance. This is an increase of 1.33 million beneficiaries compared to the February 1.15 million people assisted by WFP in December 2020 target.

1.47 million internally displaced people (OCHA) • WFP South Sudan has received confirmation of USD 2 million from the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SSFH) for the prevention of malnutrition in the IPC 2.2 million South Sudanese refugees (UNHCR) Priority Counties, UNHAS and the Logistic Cluster.

People assisted 57% 43% January 2021 Situation Update • Flooding has continued to negatively impact WFP’s efforts to deliver food commodities in IPC priority counties, including Ayok, Duk and Twic East. To Overall: respond, WFP continues to explore alternate options to deliver food, and USD 1.5 billion Global Humanitarian Funding 2021 preposition commodities for the rest of the year. One of these alternate options WFP share: includes WFP’s operation to patch the dyke parallel to the --Maibor road, USD 671 million drain the flood water from this region and subsequently rehabilitate the Bor-Baidit- Jalle-Maibor road. This operation is critical to allow WFP to preposition 60,000 mt of commodities before the rainy season, improve humanitarian access in this region WFP 6-month Net Funding Requirements and improve the connectivity between Jonglei and the rest of the country.

(February ’21 July ’21) 210.5 • WFP, the Food Security Cluster and REACH conducted a ten day mission to Pibor Town, Gumuruk and Likuangole from 9 to 19 February, to understand the scale of Strategic Outcome 1 the humanitarian response in Pibor County. Visible malnutrition, adoption of extreme coping mechanisms and consistent reports of hunger related deaths from Food-insecure women, men and children in crisis-affected 160.7 the communities suggest that the situation remains very severe. Considerable areas have access to safe and nutritious food efforts to scale up humanitarian assistance are ongoing and the provision of other sectoral needs, such as WASH, health services and other basic services are critical to Strategic Outcome 2 reverting the current trends. People at risk of malnutrition in crisis affected areas, 5.5 • WFP is grateful to BSH Hausgerate GmbH for the confirmation of 150,000 Euros to specially young children and pregnant and lactating women, South Sudan, for innovations-in-emergencies projects. are able to meet their basic nutrition requirements all year round • On 27 February, 1.5 mt of Ready to Use Supplementary Food (RUSF) were looted Strategic Outcome 3 by armed youth from a Primary Health Care Centre, in Tonj East. Consequently, Food-insecure smallholders and communities in non- 12.3 distributions were disturbed during the week, due to constraints induced by this conflict zones have enhanced livelihoods and resilience to violent incident. seasonal climate shocks throughout the year • On 22 February, five commercial trucks carrying commodities were stopped by Strategic Outcome 4 armed youth between Akop and Marial Lou. The armed youth objected to WFP

The humanitarian community has access to reliable common 33.1 carrying commodities to Paliang and raised concerns that the trucks contained arms. The drivers were held at gunpoint, whilst the armed youth offloaded 36 bags services until satisfactory alternatives are available of pulses. Following the incident, the commercial trucks were returned to Akop. After intervention by the field office and WFP’s Access team, all 36 bags of commodities that were looted, were recovered. However, WFP have had to put deliveries via this route on hold and will continue to work with authorities and communities to negotiate a solution.

• On 20 February, CARE informed WFP that the Nutrition centre in JahJah payam, Koch county, was looted. It has been reported that 6,266 sachets of RUSF and 166 packets of CSB++ were stolen, and the fence to the nutrition centre was burnt. The UNMISS GHANBAT patrol has been dispatched by UNMISS to the area, and the patrol are reported to currently still be on mission.

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months. WFP Response • WFP is conducting assessments and coordinating meetings to start implementing mobile money. Although South Sudan is a Food and Nutrition Assistance challenging context to fully operate mobile money, there are Response in priority areas: specific locations and programmes where switching modalities to mobile money could have a high positive impact on beneficiaries' February distributions were completed in four out of the six Priority One experiences, especially in urban areas. IPC 5 risk Counties, reaching 211,877 beneficiaries.

• In Akobo, , WFP reached 74,205 beneficiaries, achieving 100 percent against the plan. Supply Chain

• In the Greater Pibor Administrative Area, WFP reached 35,064 • As of 26 February, Logistics have dispatched 52,041mt of assorted beneficiaries. Double-ration distributions were completed in food commodities over land, river and air across the country. Verteth and Pibor, and distributions are expected to comment in • An assessment mission of waterways in Jonglei State was carried Lekuangole in the upcoming weeks. out between 19-22 February 2021. Based on the findings of this mission, Logistics is expecting to serve General Food Distributions • In Aweil South , February distributions were completed in all (GFD) in Normanyang, Pagil, Mogok, Wai and Paguong in locations, reaching 27,608 beneficiaries. Additionally, preparations County, ensuring people have access to food in the midst of the are being done to register the additional caseload, as part of the COVID-19 pandemic. IPC scale-up response.

• Distributions in Tonj East are halted due to access and security Clusters and Common Services* constraints, exacerbated by an armed attack that took place on a Primary Health Care Centre.

• In Tonj North, distributions were completed in all locations, Logistics Cluster reaching 25,000 beneficiaries . • During the last two weeks of February 2021, transport of 238mt of • In Tonj South, distributions were completed in all locations, education, food security, general operations, general programme, health, logistics, nutrition, protection, shelter and WASH cargo to reaching 50,000 beneficiaries. The planned figure will be reduced 35 locations was facilitated on behalf of 25 organisations. Of this, in upcoming months, as the previous months included flood 27% were transported by road. response planning numbers, which has now come to an end. • During the last two weeks of February, the Logistics Cluster facilitated the departure of two road humanitarian convoys Innovations & Cash-Based Transfers towards the Western Corridor and Kapoeta, enabling the transportation of approximately 520mt of humanitarian cargo. The Logistics Cluster continues to advocate to partners for cargo • As of the end of February 2021, WFP South Sudan Country Office pre-positioning ahead of the rainy season when roads are mostly has biometrically registered 3.47 million beneficiaries in SCOPE, accessible. WFP’s beneficiary information and transfer management platform. • To maximise logistics efficiencies, the current fleet of air assets is currently composed of two aircrafts (one helicopter and one fixed • Since March 2020, due to COVID-19, WFP have temporarily wing). This is following the removal of the Rumbeck based suspended the fingerprint authentication for SCOPE during helicopter for a two-month period during the dry season, while roads are accessible. The most recent access constraints map can distributions to minimize physical contact. Given the current be found here. COVID-19 situation globally, and in South Sudan, WFP have decided to continue with this suspension, as a means to reduce the risk of spreading the virus. Currently, the SCOPE team are COVID-19 using pictures of recipients for confirmation, to ensure beneficiaries are receiving their entitlements. Additionally, SCOPE • The Logistics Cluster facilitated the Online Training on Medical cards are still used for the assistance top up and redemption, Logistics in Pandemics (MLP) for humanitarian logisticians. The allowing the team to manage beneficiary information and training, provided by HELP Logistics, aimed to equip aid workers transactions in the system. with logistics knowledge in the context of medical operations. A special focus was put on the current response to COVID-19. More • SCOPE service provision agreements have been finalized for the than 170 participants went through a four week self-paced online South Sudanese Relief and Development Agency (SSUDRA) and learning programme, which was concluded with a live online Welthungerhilfe (WHH), and the agreement with UNICEF is in the session on 2-3 March, with guest speakers from the Government final stage. These agreements will allow other agencies to utilize (Ministry of East African Community Affairs), private sector SCOPE as a platform for their projects, to conduct beneficiary (Shippers’ Council), WHO and MSF Holland. registration and transfer management.

• After conducting necessary assessments in Akobo East, a Priority UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) One County, WFP shifted its food security assistance from in-kind to hybrid in order to better attend to the needs and preferences • In February 2021, UNHAS transported 4,476 passengers, which is a 17 percent increase compared to January 2021. of the affected populations. The hybrid assistance has been accepted positively in the area, and therefore, WFP is planning to • In support of the COVID-19 response, UNHAS transported 170 shift to full Cash-Based Transfers (CBT) assistance in the upcoming samples between January 2021 and February 2021.

https://www.wfp.org/countries/south-sudan WFP South Sudan Situation Report #284 Page | 2 5 March 2021 WFP Interim Country Strategic Plan Allocated 6 Months People Total Contribu- Net Funding Re- Female Male Requirements Assisted tions quirements (in USD) (in USD) * (in USD) (January 2021) ICSP TOTAL 3,885.3 2,064.7 210.5 1,185,199 672,583 513,030 (2018-2021) Activity 1

Provide nutrition-sensitive food assistance to crisis- 2,181.1 971.5 135.1 745,838 404,330 341,922 affected populations

Strategic Result 1: Access to food Activity 2

Provide food and nutrition assistance to refugees 477.5 184.3 25.6 240,667 130,359 110,308

Strategic Result 1: Access to food Activity 3

Provide nutrition assistance to populations at 548.7 224.9 5.5 169,622 122,343 47,279 risk of malnutrition

Strategic Result 2: End malnutrition Activity 4

Provide livelihood support and build resilience of rural households 275.4 98.6 11.2 29,072 15,551 13,521 Strategic Result 3: Smallholder Productivity

and Income Activity 5

Operate air services for the humanitarian com- 208.3 145.8 14.7 N/A N/A N/A munity

Strategic Result 8: Global Partnerships Activity 6

Coordinate the Logistics Cluster in support of the hu- 97.6 71.5 11.8 N/A N/A N/A manitarian community

Strategic Result 8: Global Partnerships Activity 7

Supply Chain provision 21.4 10.2 2.2 N/A N/A N/A

Strategic Result 8: Global Partnerships Activity 8

Inter-Agency IT Communication Service 9.6 5.9 0.2 N/A N/A N/A

Strategic Result 8: Global Partnerships Activity 9

SCOPE Service to humanitarian partners 53.9 15.7 4.2 N/A N/A N/A

Strategic Result 8: Global Partnerships Activity 10

Provision of IT services to the humanitarian community 1.3 0 0.0 N/A N/A N/A

Strategic Result 8: Global Partnerships Activity 11 Provision of infrastructure development services 10.5 3.5 1.1 N/A N/A N/A for humanitarian access and community Strategic Result 3: Smallholder Productivity

Non Activity Specific funding 332.8

Donors (2021 listed alphabetically)*

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