Dutch NGO’s Joint Humanitarian Response for South Sudan Acute Food Insecurity (IPC5) Response

The DRA Acute Food Security JR will contribute to these intensifying joint efforts, and the participating members have selected 5 locations for implementation (Pibor, Akobo, Aweil South, Tonj North and Tonj South) based on needs and gaps, and opportunities for integrated programming, either between DRA partners, or where the DRA funding can complement existing emergency response efforts. While the main factors affecting food security are food availability, access, utilization, stability and seasonality, these are influenced by several other sectors. The aforementioned UN-coordinated multi-sectoral scale-up in the highly food insecure areas focuses on Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL) assistance, health and nutritional support, protection services, and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) assistance. Extreme outcomes, including mortality, malnutrition, and morbidity are exacerbated by barriers to healthcare and WASH services. DRA partners have carefully considered synergies with other actors in the proposed locations to ensure a complementary response, and based on this analysis and limited budget available for the JR, the DRA priority sectors are FSL (both food distribution and livelihood support), and WASH. All partners will mainstream protection in their interventions.