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Key Messages
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1.7 million people are facing emergency food insecurity in the country out of which 45,000 people are facing catastrophe or famine in Unity and Jonglei States.
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The number of food insecure is expected to rise to 6.0 million during the peak of the lean season.
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Fall armyworm crop destruction in Greater Central Equatoria and Greater Bahr El Gazal is likely to impact negatively on harvest prospects for the 2017/2018 agricultural season
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Hyper-inflation and high cost of living continue to be a major challenge with an overall inflation at 362 per cent and food inflation at 358 per cent per annum as at July 2017
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According to latest report from OCHA 2 million people are internally displaced in South Sudan, while 2 million live as refugees in foreign countries; an increase of 100,000 and 500,000 respectively since March 2017.
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Constrained humanitarian access continues to pose challenges to humanitarian assistance, thus affecting some of the most vulnerable populations.