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ACT Alert
Sudan
- 1/01
Food
Shortage Crisis in Juba
Geneva,
15 February, 2001
Juba and its surrounding areas has experienced crop failure this
year as a result of poor rains during the last season. Our ACT members
the Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) and the Sudan Council
of Churches (SCC) report that the situation is so bad as most
of the livestock perished during the drought period (between March
and September) and the people have exhausted their coping mechanisms.
There are fears that the already fragile families will further disintegrate
as children have started leaving their homes to look for food elsewhere.
Malnutrition is expected to rise affecting 18% of the 200,000 population
in the area. Currently World Food Program (WFP) is assisting 15,000
IDPs in the area concentrating on the most vulnerable caseload of
the elderly, children under five, lactating mothers and pregnant women.
NCA and SCC would like to intervene to assist 5,000 families of 25,000
people with relief food, provide agricultural inputs, and also the
provision of essential drugs to the clinics. In order to carry out
the planned programs, the two ACT members have estimated a budget
of US$771,500.
The ACT Coordinating Office will be issuing an appeal on receipt
of detailed proposals from the ACT members. We would therefore appreciate
your indication of your support to this emergency situation.
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