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In Numbers

1.83 million internally displaced people (OCHA)

1,291,294 South Sudanese refugees (UNHCR)

212,071 seeking shelter with the UN (UNMISS)

4.6 million people projected to require food assistance from January—April 2017 (WFP estimate)

Highlights

• In 2016, WFP reached a record 4 million people in South Sudan with food assistance—with food deliveries of over 265,000mt and cash assistance amounting to $13.8 million.

• WFP and partners are providing support to the Ministry of Health to establish a national pool of community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) trainers.

Highlights

• In 2016, WFP provided food assistance to 4 million people in South Sudan—the highest number of people in one year since South Sudan’s independence. Life-saving food assistance was provided to people affected by conflict and acute food insecurity, including those living in UN Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites. WFP also provided food assistance to support recovery and resilience activities in more stable areas. Nearly 600,000 people received specialized nutritious foods for the prevention and treatment of acute malnutrition. Total food deliveries were over 265,000mt—56,000mt more than 2015. In addition, USD 13.8 million was disbursed in cash based transfers. WFP’s food assistance activities include general food distributions, nutrition support, school meals and food assistance for assets (FFA) programmes.

• In support the Ministry of Health, WFP, UNICEF and the Health Pool Fund started a 2 week training of trainers’ workshop on community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM). The workshop provides 23 participants, consisting of national officers from NGOs, UNICEF, WFP and the government, with further knowledge on CMAM. Through the workshop, a pool of national CMAM trainers for South Sudan will be developed which will facilitate training of nutrition/ health and community workers throughout the country to implement CMAM.