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Highlights
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In May, WFP reached 2.5 million people, 73% targeted under the PRRO, including 2 million people with general food assistance, and 64,486 children under five and 27,915 pregnant and nursing women with nutrition assistance. Due to shortage in nutrition commodities impacting malnutrition for prevention and treatment interventions and interruption in food assistance for asset activities with the start Ramadan, WFP was unable to meet its intended targets.
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WFP and FAO solidified their partnership in Sudan through a country-level declaration aiming to help the Government of Sudan achieve zero hunger.
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WFP faces a critical 72% (USD 168 million) funding shortfall in Sudan until the end of 2017. Available stocks will deplete in 3-4 months. Without immediate funding, WFP will not have sufficient funds to meet even prioritized targets. WFP Sudan is also in need of funding to ensure the continuous implementation of its cash-based modality during the lean season from June – November.
Operational Updates
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The number of new South Sudanese refugee arrivals entering Sudan has reached 136,962 refugees as of May 2017 – more than the total arrivals in 2016. Estimates for new arrivals in 2017 is expected to reach 180,000 according to UNHCR. This new influx of refugees has put additional pressure on service provision in camps and settlement sites. WFP will continue to prioritize the response to the new arrivals which may require diverting assistance intended for other longer-standing and less vulnerable caseloads.
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The humanitarian corridors from Sudan have enabled WFP to transport a total of 80,133 mt to South Sudan since the opening of the first corridor in November 2014. Since the opening of the corridor to Renk in 2014, WFP has transported 68,133 mt to Upper Nile State – of this, 13,666 mt was transported in 2017 alone. WFP Sudan has also delivered 12,000 mt of food assistance from El Obeid, North Kordofan to Bentiu, Unity State using ten road convoys. WFP is awaiting confirmation of suitable road conditions to Aweil as rains disrupts deliveries through third corridor.
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WFP, alongside FAO and UNICEF, continued the implementation of Joint Resilience Building Project (JRP) in Kassala state comprised of health, nutrition, water and sanitation, food security and livelihood interventions reaching 263,510 people (51% female; 49% male). In the four vulnerable localities covered by the project, stunting in children under two years of age was reduced by 9 percent. The diet diversity score increased from low to medium and households’ economic vulnerability, i.e. expenditure share on food items, reduced below the severity threshold of 65 percent. Women’s involvement in development activities and women’s participation in literacy sessions increased (1,200 women trained in literacy and numeracy) as well as women’s presence and membership in development committees and local assemblies.