Attachments
HIGHLIGHTS
IPC reports 3.9 million people severely food insecure, including 30,000 people facing Catastrophe—Household IPC 5—levels of food insecurity, as of September
USG joins high-level delegation to South Sudan to engage on key humanitarian issues
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
On October 22, the Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GoRSS) officially endorsed the results of the IPC September Food Security and Nutrition analysis, which warns that immediate humanitarian access and action is necessary to prevent famine in some conflict-affected areas of South Sudan.
Renewed clashes in Unity State since late September have resulted in additional population displacement, limited humanitarian operations, and further delayed relief organizations’ attempts to establish a more permanent presence in central and southern Unity