WFP SOUTH SUDAN SITUATION REPORT #107, 12 DECEMBER 2015

Highlights

• ECHO and WFP convene high-level event in Nairobi, Reframing the Approach to Food Assistance in South Sudan. In coordination with the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, WFP and ECHO co-hosted community-based organizations, UN agencies, national and international NGOs, academia, media, donors, international organizations and officials from South Sudan from 10-11 December. The event focuses on six core themes: extending the reach of humanitarian assistance; safeguarding humanitarian principles; leveraging markets and expanding cash transfers; building peace constituencies through community engagement; sustaining investments by laying the groundwork for social protection and resilience; and putting a human face on the South Sudan crises and ongoing aid effort.
• South Sudan and Sudan MOU extended. In a meeting held in Juba between the Governments of South Sudan and Sudan and WFP, the cross border transportation MoU between the two governments was extended from 30 December 2015 to 30 June 2016. The Kosti transport corridor has been vital in the delivery of WFP food assistance to populations in need.