Attachments
Highlights
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WFP’s Assistant Executive Director and Regional Director visited populations facing acute hunger in Mayendit County.
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Successful access negotiations enable WFP to reach more than 15,000 people in Greater Bagari, south of Wau town.
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Dispatches from Kosti (Sudan) to Renk (South Sudan) have resumed with a convoy reaching Renk with 1,500mt of assorted food commodities.
Situation Update
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WFP marked International Women’s Day with a panel discussion of food security experts to look at the relationships between gender inequality and the cycle of hunger. Panelists from the Ebony Centre for Strategic Studies, the Sudd Institute, the Government of South Sudan, the University of Juba, and WFP’s Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) unit presented their perspectives on food security and hunger in South Sudan, and how gender dynamics within the country influence the current food security situation.
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WFP’s Assistant Executive Director, Ramiro Lopes da Silva, and Regional Director for East & Central Africa,
Valerie Guarnieri, visited South Sudan from 7-10 March.
The high level delegation met with partners and government to discuss WFP’s operational response in the context of increasing humanitarian needs. In addition, the team travelled to Dablual and Loth (Mayendit County, Unity) where populations are facing acute hunger.