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Inside this issue
Situation overview 1
Looking back at 2022 1
Key facts 1
What the cluster wanted to achieve in 2022: 1
Walking the talk: Saving lives and building resilience: 2
A mother’s testimony: I couldn’t believe my daughter would recover from severe acute malnutrition: 2
What made the 2022 nutrition program a success amid multiple challenges: 3
What lies ahead: The 2023 hopes and dreams: 3
Reaching the most vulnerable: Priority counties in 2023: 3
New shifts to ensure better results in saving lives and building resilience in 2023: 4
Partner operational presence map: 4
Current Situation Overview
Malnutrition remains high in South Sudan, with 2.2 million children and women in need of treatment this year. Acute malnutrition will deteriorate in the lean season between March and June 20231 . Generally, 1.4 million children under five years are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition and will be in need of treatment in 2023. Acute malnutrition burden will be highly concentrated in the four states of Jonglei, Upper Nile, Unity and Warrap, which collectively represent 61% of the total burden.
Although the situation looks dire, considerable progress was made in 2022. Almost 1.3 million children and women were reached with lifesaving treatment. Of the 17 counties prioritized for service delivery based on convergence of evidence across all sectors of humanitarian interventions, 7 that were in IPC phase 4 (emergency) in 2021 improved to IPC phase 3 (crisis) at the end of 2022. On a similar basis, 22 counties have been prioritized in 2023, poised to benefit from interventions in multiple sectors, including nutrition, health, WASH (water, hygiene and sanitation), FSL (Food Security and Livelihoods), and protection. Human resource capacity and regular monitoring visits will also be scaled up in these counties. The cluster will build on the gains in 2022 while adopting other innovative approaches to improve results in saving lives and building resilience for children and women in 2023.