Source: US Agency for International Development
Country: South Sudan, Sudan, United States of America
Highlights
- GoS, UN release 2016 HRP, calling for $952 million in humanitarian assistance
- June and July flooding affects more than 17,500 people
- UNSC renews UNAMID mandate through June 2017
- More than 4.4 million people face acute food insecurity through at least September
Key Developments
- The USAID-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) projects that more than 4.4 million people in Sudan will face acute food insecurity through the end of the June-to-September lean season. However, the acutely food-insecure population is expected to decline significantly between October 2016 and January 2017 due to projected average harvests, reduced staple food prices, and increased income from labor and livestock sales.
- From January to June, nearly 83,400 people fled from South Sudan to Sudan, primarily to Darfur Region, due to conflict, deteriorating economic conditions, and food insecurity.
- Since late May, USAID has provided more than $79 million in additional humanitarian assistance—comprising approximately $55 million from USAID/FFP and $24 million from USAID/OFDA—for the Sudan response, bringing total U.S. Government (USG) FY 2016 humanitarian assistance for Sudan to more than $231 million.