ANGOLA Vulnerability Assessment Committee Results 2017 Country Overview Food Insecure Population by Year Regional Socio - Economic Context 1.3M Life expectancy 60.3 years - - Population Growth Rate 3.1% Aected Rural Human Development Index 0.377 (2013) - - Population 756k Adult Literacy 71.0% (2012) 665k 756k Unemployment Rate 24% (2014) of Rural Population is food insecure 367k Average GDP Growth 4.9% (2015) - - Economic Growth Rate 6.8% (2015 expected) Inflation 10.6% (2015) Immediate HIV and AIDS 2.0% (2014) needs 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2016/17 2015/16 12.8M 25.8M Lunda Norte Key Humanitarian Needs Rural Total Areas affected by drought in the Southern region of Angola population Population • Distribute agricultural inputs. Situation • Strengthen and expand school feeding programmes to Angola experienced average rainfall during the 2016/17 rainy Bié affected areas. season except in Cunene Province. Cunene province Huambo experienced poor crop production and Cuando Cubango Benguela Moxico • Provide essential micronutrient supplements, including experienced the prevalence of livestock diseases particularly vitamin A and iron, and administer Albendazole. foot-and-mouth, which also resulted in death of cattle. • Implement actions to prevent malnutrition in communities, On the one hand, there was an increase in the prices of increase exclusive breastfeeding and introduce continued fertilizers for potatoes and maize in Huambo and Bié Provinces, Huíla and adequate complementary food. on the other hand, there has been a considerable increase in food prices, especially prices of staple food consumed by poorer households. Households in Cunene, Bie and Huambo Namibe Kuando Kubango provinces faced more serious challenges in terms of coping and livelihood protection deficit. Cunene Cereal Balance (000 MT) 4,775 Namibia 2,985 Degree of vulnerability Severe Moderate Severe to Critical Severe Legend Drought affected provinces Boundaries Domestic Availability Gross Domestic Requirements Domestic Shortfall/Surplus -1,514 Creation date: May 2017 Sources: SADC/VAC, Humanitarian Partners Created by: .