Integrated food security phase classification the Republic of South Sudan May 2017 Projection Period for Most Likely Scenarios: June-July 2017

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Pages
5pp
Date published
31 May 2017
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Assessment & Analysis, Food and nutrition, Food security
Countries
South Sudan

Food security in South Sudan has further deteriorated due to armed conflict, economic crisis, and below average harvests that were exhausted well before the ongoing lean season. An estimated 6.01 million (50% of the population) people are expected to be severely food insecure in June-July 2017, compared to 5.5 million (45% of the population) people in May 2017. This is the greatest number of people ever to experience severe food insecurity (IPC Phases 3, 4 and 5) in South Sudan