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South Sudan

Republic of South Sudan Situation Update – March/April 2015

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • 1.5 million people internally displaced by conflict (OCHA)

  • 2.5 million people facing severe food insecurity(IPC)

  • Main planting season begins in May: Access is the main requirement for a successful harvest in 2015 - seeds must reach beneficiaries and be planted in time and without conflict interfering

  • FAO has received USD 22 million of the USD 89.2 million requested for 2015 under its Emergency Livelihood Response Programme

  • FAO and partners plan to reach up to 2.8 million people with emergency livelihood kits this agricultural season

  • Next IPC Comprehensive Analysis is expected in April/May 2015