FAO in South Sudan

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01 July 2019
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) continues to support evidence-based response and decision making in South Sudan by reporting on the food security situation, including how many people are hungry, where they are found and the drivers of the food insecurity they are facing. The recent release of the...
14 June 2019
The number of people facing a critical lack of food in South Sudan is the highest ever, three United Nations agencies warned today. According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) update released today by the Government of South Sudan in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...
22 May 2019
Yesterday, the FAO Representative, Meshack Malo, opened the 24th round of the Food Security and Nutrition Monitoring System (FSNMS) at the Aron International Hotel in the presence of WFP's Acting Country Director, Simon Cammelbeeck, UNICEF’s Nutrition Information Manager, Ismail Kassim, and the Director General for Planning in the Ministry of...
09 May 2019
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GRSS) signed today the Country Programming Framework (CPF, which sets out government priority areas to guide humanitarian and development interventions. The CPF was prepared following consultation and agreement with the GRSS, resource...
22 February 2019
Nearly 7 million people in South Sudan could face acute food insecurity at the height of this lean season (May-July), three United Nations agencies warned today, urging for scaled-up humanitarian assistance and better access to humanitarian relief. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released today in Juba by the...