AMOUNT: EUR 100 000 000
The full implementation of this version of the HIP is subject to the adoption of the decision amending Decision C(2013) 9533 final.
0 . MAJOR CHANGES SINCE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE HIP
First modification as of 26/09/2014 Since 15 December 2013 the Northern and Eastern parts of the country have been in a de facto civil war, which has led to more than 1.7 million displaced people inside and outside of South Sudan, including 1.3 million internally displaced persons - out of which around 100 000 are sheltering in congested protection of civilian (PoC) areas of the UNMISS bases, under sub-minimal humanitarian standards – and over 452 000 refugees in the neighbouring countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda). It is foreseen that by the end of 2014 2.3 million people will be displaced inside and outside of South Sudan.
As a direct consequence of the fighting, South Sudan is facing a severe food security and nutrition crisis. The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimate that out of a population of around 12 million, seven million are food insecure. According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), already before the lean season, 3.9 million people were at phases 3 (crisis) and 4 (emergency), meaning at need of urgent and sustained food assistance. If nutrition services are not scaled up immediately 50 000 children under five years of age are at risk of death. Acute Malnutrition rates (SAM and GAM) are above emergency thresholds in many areas, with the highest rates in conflict affected Nuer communities.
In addition, there are ongoing epidemic outbreaks such as cholera and Hepatitis E.
Violence and deliberate attacks on civilians have been repeated and extreme. In many cases, people were targeted based on ethnicity and/or political affiliation. Medical facilities have been destroyed, patients raped and/or murdered in their beds.
According to UNICEF more than 9 000 children have been recruited by armed forces. Some 11 000 children were impacted through attacks on schools and their occupation by armed groups.
In order to respond to the aggravation of the crisis in South Sudan, the Commission, through ECHO1 has mobilised additional EUR 20 000 000.
The envisaged ECHO response for the additional funding of EUR 20 000 000 is specified under section 3.4.b) of the HIP. Modalities for submission of proposals and modification requests by ECHO partners are to be found in the HIP Technical Annex (cf. section 3.1 - Assessment Round 2).