FSL Cluster Coordination Meeting

UN OCHA Conference Hall25th April 2013

Current status (15th March – 15th April)

Causes & issues of concern• Impacts of border

tension with Sudan•Civil conflicts/rebel

activities•Cattle raiding/

revenge attacks•Market

performance and market prices•Cereal deficits in

2012

Percentages•No/minimal food insecurity - 63%; Stressed – 27%; Crisis – 7%; Emergency – 3%

State highlights• Jonglei state: Pibor County (Boma due to spill over of conflict and concentration of IDPs whereas

Likuangole, Gumuruk and Vertieth Payams are in emergency with humanitarian assistance with 15% of the population affected due to massive displacement, non functional markets and lack of access due to blockade by the non state armed actors in the area.

• Upper Nile State: Panyikang, Baliet, Ulang, Maiwut, Longochuk and Maban - floods and market inaccessibility.

• Unity State: Pariang, Abiemnhom, Mayom, Mayendit and Panyinjar are in phase 2 with about 23% of the population due to difficulty in market and road accessibility

• Northern Bahr el Ghazal: Aweil North and East - conflict, concentration of IDPs , market disruption while Aweil West and South - previous flood.

• Western Bahr el Ghazal State: Ere payam in Raga county is in stress due to flood and insecurity• Warrap state: Stress factors i.e. floods, cattle rustling and road access (Gogrial East and West, Twic,

Tonj North, East and South)• Lakes State: The proximity of Wullu County to Western Equatoria has benefited from its climate and

therefore has had good production in lakes and hence the population is in minimal or none food insecurity. While the rest of the population in the counties of Cuebeit, Rumbek North, East and Centre, Yirol East and West and Awerial are in stress.

• Central Equatoria: Much of the state is in minimal food insecurity however lobonok, Tijor, Gameiza and Mangalla are in stress due to the effect of floods or dry spell.

• Eastern Equatoria State: Greater Kapoeta (Kapoeta East, North and South) is in stress with humanitarian assistance while the rest of the state is in minimal or none food insecurity.

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Projected status (17th March – 30th June)

Causes & issues of concern•Above-normal rainfall & floods•Civil conflicts in Jonglei•Market performance & market prices• Impacts of cattle rustling •Cereal deficits in last harvest•human diseases

Percentages•No/minimal food insecurity - 57%; Stressed – 30%; Crisis – 9%; Emergency – 4%