South Sudan Food Insecurity TimelineSouth Sudan: Food Insecurity - 2015-2019 (n.d.). In reliefweb. Retrieved from https://reliefweb.int/disaster/ce-2015-000183-ssd

Food Security Situation Started (South, n.d.).

2013

the combination of conflict, economic crisis and lack of adequate levels of agricultural production have eroded vulnerable households ability to cope (South, n.d.).

2013

Reason for food security issues

3.9 million people – nearly one in every three people in South Sudan – were severely food insecure and 3.6 million were considered to be stressed (South, n.d.).

2015

At the height of the lean season in July 2016, some 4.8 million people – more than one in every three people in South Sudan – were estimated to be severely food insecure (South, n.d.).

2016

he number of people estimated in need of humanitarian assistance (IPC phase 3 and above) has increased to almost 5 million, out of which 100,000 are facing famine conditions (South, n.d.).

2017

In September 2018, 6.1 million people (59% of the total population) are facing Crisis (IPC Phase 3), Emergency (IPC Phase 4) and Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5) (South, n.d.).

2018

WFP resumed the integrated rapid response mechanism (IRRM) and currently has seven teams deployed in Bilkey, Nyandit, Kurwai, Jaibor, Chuil, Buot and Ulang, providing life-saving food and nutrition assistance to around 96,633 people (South, n.d.).

2019

By January-March 2019, 5.2 million people (49% of the total population) are estimated to continue to face acute food insecurity, with 36,000 people in catastrophic conditions (IPC Phase 5) (South, n.d.).

2019