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South Sudan

WFP South Sudan Situation Report #172, 16 April 2017

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Highlights

  • Several donor missions as well as the Emergency Directors from eight IASC agencies were visiting WFP operations in South Sudan.

  • WFP released a graphic novel focusing on the situation in South Sudan.

  • WFP has completed 63 percent of its commodity prepositioning plan in preparation for the rainy season.

Situation Update

  • Over the past week, WFP hosted several donor missions, including a high-level visit of the UK Secretary of State for International Development, Priti Patel, who observed IRRM food distributions and airdrops in Leer Town, Unity State. Moreover, both USAID Counsellor Tom Staal and a Congressional Staff Delegation paid visits to WFP Cash for Training and Nutrition Sites in Juba. In addition,
    Senator Chris Coons visited Ganyiel to see the WFP warehouse among other sites.

  • From 19-21 March, Emergency Directors from eight Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) agencies visited WFP food distribution sites in Wau and Mayendit,
    South Sudan. The purpose of the mission was to gain an understanding of the current humanitarian challenges and to identify means of reinforcing headquarters support to the emergency response.

  • This week WFP released the graphic novel “LL-3: Living Level -3 South Sudan” that depicts the experiences of a young aid worker fighting hunger and fear on the frontline, but it is also a story about the struggles of Adut and her husband Akot in a context where hunger is forcing them to flee their home. It can be read online here.

  • WFP South Sudan held a two-day Country Portfolio Evaluation Learning Workshop on 5 and 6 April 2017 to discuss preliminary results and recommendations of this strategic evaluation of the performance and results of WFP South Sudan portfolio as a whole from 2011 to 2016. The purpose of this evaluation was to provide accountability, draw lessons learned, to inform the development of WFP’s country strategy and programming in South Sudan and to inform the development of corporate policies and approaches. The workshop was attended by representatives of the Government of South Sudan, donors and WFP partners. The final report will be presented to the WFP Executive Board in November 2017.