SOUTH SUDAN / FOOD SECURITY

According to the latest food security report, famine in South Sudan has ended in South Sudan despite the situation remaining critical. UNMISS

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:53
• Production Date: 21 June 2017
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME - WFP
• Subject Topical: FOOD SECURITY; HUNGER
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH SUDAN
• MAMS Id: 1914642
• Parent Id: 1914642
• Alternate Title: unifeed170621d

Description

STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / FOOD SECURITY
TRT: 1:53
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 21 JUNE 2017 JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN

Shotlist

1. Various shot, meeting room
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Isiah Chol, Chairperson of the National Bureau of Statistics:
“Although no county has been classified under famine phase 5 in this IPC (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification) update, the situation continues to be very critical. In addition the population estimated to face a humanitarian catastrophe; an estimated of 1.7 million people are likely to be facing food insecurity emergency IPC phase 4 one step below famine on IPC scale.”
3. Med shot, meeting room
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Joyce Luma, Representative and Country Director in South Sudan, World Food Programme (WFP):
“WFP has assisted to date 3.4 million people across the country and this includes 430,000 people in the four counties that have been affected by famine. We have increased the frequency of delivering of our assistant to ensure that we are able to stabilize the situation. WFP and the broader humanitarian community are committed to defeating hunger in South Sudan by using every means possible, if we have funding and security guarantees to reach the affected population.”
5. Pan left, meeting room

Storyline

According to the latest food security report, famine in South Sudan has ended in South Sudan despite the situation remaining critical.

This February, the United Nations declared famine in Mayendit and Leer counties of southern Unity State. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report for the period June-July says the situation in the country has improved, but remains critical, with an estimated six million people expected to be severely food insecure this month and next.

Isiah Chol Aruai, chairperson of the National Bureau of Statistics, said the reverse in the famine was due to response by the Government and its humanitarian partners. Speaking during the launch of the report today (21 Jun) he said although counties have been declared famine free, the situation remains dire.

SOUNDBITE (English) Isiah Chol, Chairperson of the National Bureau of Statistics:
“Although no county has been classified under famine phase 5 in this IPC (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification) update, the situation continues to be very critical. In addition the population estimated to face a humanitarian catastrophe; an estimated of 1.7 million people are likely to be facing food insecurity emergency IPC phase 4 one step below famine on IPC scale.”

WFP said it continues to scale up its support in South Sudan.

SOUNDBITE (English) Joyce Luma, Representative and Country Director in South Sudan, World Food Programme (WFP):
“WFP has assisted to date 3.4 million people across the country and this includes 430,000 people in the four counties that have been affected by famine. We have increased the frequency of delivering of our assistant to ensure that we are able to stabilize the situation. WFP and the broader humanitarian community are committed to defeating hunger in South Sudan by using every means possible, if we have funding and security guarantees to reach the affected population.”

The IPC report covers the period June-July and is based on a survey by a working group including South Sudanese Government and UN officials.