South Sudan – Pibor Famine Risk Humanitarian Response - Capacity Snapshot v1
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Situation Overview
Based on findings of food security and nutrition projections for 2021 reflected in Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) reports and external reviews released in December 2020, humanitarian organizations in South Sudan commenced a scale-up of lifesaving operations.
These findings estimate that 7.2m people or 60% of the population will be facing high levels of acute food insecurity in April-July 2021 and are in need of urgent action. In addition, the situation in Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA) in Jonglei State has been classified as ‘catastrophic’ with a ‘likely famine’ especially in the Western Payams (Gumuruk, Pibor, Lekuangole and Verteth). Current projections for AprilJuly 2021 estimate that 780,000 people in Jonglei State will be classified as ‘people in emergency’ or ‘people in catastrophe’.
South Sudan: Hunger and looming famine puts girls at risk
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Children and teenage girls are at an increased risk of starvation, violence and sexual exploitation in parts of South Sudan as a result of looming famine.
In the month of December 2020 alone, 1,455 children under the age of five were admitted to a nutrition facility run by Plan International in Pibor county.
It comes after the South Sudan Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) Famine Review Committee classified Pibor and its surrounding areas as IPC phase 5 last month, meaning that famine is likely.
TEENAGE GIRLS AT RISK AS THEY SEARCH FOR FOOD