Source: World Food Programme
Country: Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan
Highlights
- WFP and FAO submitted a joint four-year project proposal to Sweden for the implementation of the Purchase for Progress (P4P) initiative in Kabalo and Nyunzu territories (Tanganyika province).
- WFP and its Partner LWF completed their second and final round of food assistance to 28,956 vulnerable people in the localities of Eringeti and Luna as well as in the Beni territory in North Kivu. This distribution, which started on 20 June, took longer than expected due to poor road conditions between Kanyabayonga and Butembo and to insecurity in Oicha area due to armed conflict.
Operational Updates
- IPC 14 (July 2016): The results of the 14th IPC show that 5.9 million people are in acute food insecurity crisis (IPC categories 3 and 4). Among the main reasons for the high food insecurity in several parts of the country: the prolonged and intensification of conflicts and armed violence (East), frequent displacement of populations which severely hamper the possibility for recovery/rehabilitation of already extremely fragile livelihoods, natural disasters, refugees influx from Burundi, CAR and South Sudan and the overall economic situation.
- In July, WFP provided monthly food assistance to 12,000 South Soudan refugees living in Dungu territory. The refugees fled their home country to seek refuge in the neighboring RDC province of Haut Uele following armed conflict in South Sudan.
- In South-Kivu, humanitarian response is required to assist 23,100 Burundian refugees (biometrically registered), including 17,888 in Lusenda refugee camp. The refugees outside the camp are assisted through the host communities. Refugees in Lusenda camp have been assisted by WFP since June 2015.
- As of 20 July, DRC reported 1,907 suspected cases of Yellow Fever, including 68 confirmed cases and 95 reported deaths in 22 health zones in 5 out of 26 provinces. Of the 68 confirmed cases, 59 were imported from Angola. In order to strengthen and fast track diagnosis, WHO has supported the deployment of a mobile laboratory to DRC. Reactive vaccination campaigns started on 20 July.