Highlights
4.6 million people were severely food insecure in July (IPC, May 2015). While this is likely to have fallen slightly as green harvests begin in some areas, isolated cases of starvation have been reported among conflict-affected IDPs.
+2.2 million people displaced by conflict – more than 1.6 million internally
The continued volatile security situation in Upper Nile and Unity States has displaced tens of thousands of people, disrupted farming during the main planting season, caused loss of livestock and affected already low levels of trade and market activities.
IPC data collection is ongoing. The next IPC Technical Working Group meeting is on 9 September and the report will follow shortly after.
FAO has started rapid response operations using one chartered helicopter, giving FAO the capacity to reach the most inaccessible areas and provide livelihood support. Moreover, the helicopter will also be used for livestock disease outbreak control missions.
FAO urgently requires USD 600 000 to complete the ongoing livestock vaccination and treatment campaign and reach the targeted 6 million livestock.
USD 13 million is needed by November to enable FAO to pre-position sufficient inputs for the 2016 agricultural campaign, targeting 2.8 million people. An additional USD 25 million will be needed by January to cover the distribution costs. A further USD 3 million is needed to continue monitoring food security and producing IPC data and analysis.