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Situation Report #44 19 September 2014

September August sessment (EFSA) is ongoing, with participation of the of participation with ongoing, is (EFSA) sessment the for collection Data receive to WFPrations. protection seed continue will September in FAO from assistance seed two phase the com- receiving has locations period Selected menced. harvest have the as FAO down scaled from been inputs seed receiving populations vulnerable moderately for Distributions Food General open in October/November. re will schools areas Bangui. except The all in tember Sep- of beginning the in paused temporarily school feeding year, school academic the in halt the to Due as as well placed enclaves across the country. dis- newly the particularly people, displaced ternally in- is September in assistance for priority first WFP’s butions for the month. distri- planned of percent 95 to corresponding people, 400,000 approximately for mt 4,800 distributed WFP Ingela Christiansson Ingela WFP/ C.A.R. Response & security Augmentation of staff ETC & Logistics Cluster Food Security Cluster Emergency Operation C.A.R. Shortfalls Funding UNHAS

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through December2014 million 6.1 USD through December2014 million 3.9 USD through December2014 million 2.7 USD through October 2014 million 1.3 USD through October 2014 million 27.5 USD

    Phase 5/Famine Phase (No data) (No 2/Stress Phase 3/Crisis Phase 4/Emergency Phase

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Central African Republic Mission, the collection data phase has been finalized. Assessment Security Food and Crop the For ongoing. currently is survey SMART nutrition the and sessment the for collection level Data field new finalizing of process with agreements partners. the operation. in regional is new the WFP of start the until tober Oc- and September cover to approved been has in time operation current the extend to revision budget A during monthsthe first eight of the operation. locations key 55 over in once least at people 930,000 over assisted has WFP total, In food. of mt 4,800 with countrywide people 400,000 reached WFP August, In Highlights additional an is which during supply utilized route the rainy season. Bangui, to from ly A river carryingbarge mt of arrived 1,800 recent-food ations. oper- of stocksmonth can one fuel.Available cover jet of supply the with challenges experiencing is UNHAS re- pro- coming operation. andgional the in needs C.A.R. the for interventions defining gramme for base the stitute con- will results survey SMART and EFSA CFSAM, The hu- the manitarian community. by Bangui in activities of concentration to the due likely is This currently). percent 5 around to 2012 in percent 8 (from acute global in reduction percent 3 a about show Bangui for results provinces. five and Bangui covered has far so collection data survey, SMART nutrition the For of the CFSAMin the are expected weeks.coming results the on report final A insecurity. food level hold house- evaluate conditions will EFSA the while access, market food and availability, production, food on update an provide will CFSAM The finalized. been has (CFSAM) Assessment Security Food and Crop the for collection Data partners. NGO and FAO Government,

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Preliminary

C.A.R. Situation Update Spotlight: Oubangui River

Significant security-related events have occurred in - WFP’s new supply corridor the central parts of the country recently, particularly As a result of widespread insecurity in the coun- within the -- area. There have try, 2014 has been a challenging year for the been substantial movements of armed elements to movement of goods. and from Bambari and rumours of strategic attacks from one militia group, triggering counter attacks After months of limited truck convoys with armed from other elements in these areas. Insecurity also escorts, two transport blockades at the border of remains in and Boda. Heightened insecurity and prolonged congestion at the port of in these areas has resulted in some postponed or halt- Douala, the supply chain of vital humanitarian ed distributions by WFP and other organizations due goods has been severely affected. to the volatility of the situation. WFP has been working on diversifying entry points The Ministry of Public Health and Population has in- into the country by exploring options and finding formed that response strategies for ebola have been solutions to ensure a consistent flow of incoming set up as a preparedness and precautionary measure. food supplies. The idea is to optimize the use of Epidemiological monitoring has been activated in close existing corridors and an alternative to overland collaboration with WHO, the of Ban- transportation was identified. gui and other partners and a contingency plan has been developed. During the high water of the rainy season, WFP will be using a barge to transport goods from Kin- The transition of leadership from the -led shasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, to Bangui. International Support Mission in the Central African Republic (MISCA) to the United Nations Multidimen- sional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) was finalized on 15 Sep-

Situation Report #44 19 September 2014 September 19 #44 Report Situation tember, with MINUSCA assuming full authority.

UNHAS UNHAS is experiencing problems with the supply of jet fuel. The contingency stock of fuel is only sufficient to cover one month of air operations. Solutions are being discussed with various actors.

Cluster updates

Food cluster: The cluster has conducted 37 focus The first barge arrived at the end of August, groups in 13 neighbourhoods of the PK5 enclave in bringing 1,800 mt of securely to the capital. Bangui, together with the protection cluster, to assess the consequences on the food security situation Currently, regional purchases of over 2,700 mt caused by protracted isolation of the area. Results will are ongoing from Kinshasa. be available shortly. The cluster has provided maps for the EFSA and

Central African Republic Republic African Central CFSAM missions and supported the selection of villag- es by using a spatial analysis methodology that con- siders geographic information and road safety. The cluster is finalizing a new strategy for food securi- ty monitoring. This revised mechanism will be embed- ded in the cluster and will aim at monitoring numer- ous aspects of food security: including food access, availability and utilization, livelihoods, nutrition, prices and markets, agro-climatic conditions and follow-up on the agricultural campaign and pastoral situation. Emergency telecommunications cluster: With the instalment of a WFP VSAT infrastructure in Bambari, the ETC is now providing more reliable in- ternet access to the humanitarian community. Contacts Due to repair of the airstrip in Ndélé in the north, the Denise Brown, Emergency Coordinator pre-positioning of ETC equipment to this location was WFP Regional Bureau, , interrupted, but it is expected to resume shortly. For media inquiries: Logistics Cluster: The cluster supported the NGO [email protected] DRC for the erection of a mobile storage unit for inter-agency use in Batangafo and has provided GIS tools for partners. The Relief Item Tracking Applica- tion, which is used to track cargo that has been trans- ported and stored, has been set up and provided by WFP and the Logistics Cluster. www.wfp.org/countries/central-african-republic