WFP SOUTH SUDAN SITUATION REPORT #103, 13 NOVEMBER 2015

Highlights

• WFP-led interagency assessment missions conclude in Mayendit, Guit, and Koch Counties (Unity) where pockets of the population are experiencing Catastrophe levels of food insecurity, according to the latest IPC. Insecurity and access constraints have prohibited access to these areas. The rapid assessments are an element of a broader strategy to determine the extent and trajectory of Catastrophic conditions in these counties. The food security situation is expected to deteriorate even further in the coming months if assistance is not provided at scale. During their limited time on the ground, the assessment teams (WFP, FAO, UNICEF, ACF, and FEWSNET) distributed nutritious high-energy biscuits.
• In the Western Corridor, nearly 60 trucks loaded with some 2,500 mt of food commodities remain stuck and unable to deliver life-saving food assistance. The heavy trucks have been stuck on the road for nearly two months due to insecurity and extremely deteriorated road conditions as a result of heavy rains. As the roads are passable to small trucks, WFP is sending its fleet trucks, stationed in Sub Offices across the country, to various sites along the Western Corridor to ensure that deliveries arrive as soon as possible. The next expected convoy will be under UNMISS Force Protection. Where possible, WFP is shifting the mode of delivery from surface to river (i.e., from Mingkaman to Bor).
• Four crew members of a WFP Aviation chartered Logistics Cluster aircraft in stable condition following an emergency landing in Malakal. On 10 November, the aircraft experienced engine problems shortly after take off, causing the pilot to execute an emergency landing on the western bank of the Nile. The crew was rescued by the UNMISS Bangladeshi marine unit and transferred to the Indian level II hospital.