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60M +people nowin need ofassistance

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ObservedForecastAssistance Required

9.7Mpeople in Ethiopianeed emergencyfood assistance

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50%crop loss in Haiti due toEl Niño-induceddrought

40Mpeople food insecurein Southern Africaby January 2017

Moderately affected (21 countries) El Niño Humanitarian Response planHigh priority (19 countries) WFP El Niño response

GUATEMALA

PANAMAREGION

HONDURASNICARAGUA

EL SALVADOR

HAITI

CUBADOM.REPUBLICECUADOR

BOLIVIA

PERUPARAGUAY

COLOMBIA

SUDAN

CAIRO/DAKARREGION

CHAD

ETHIOPIA

NAIROBIREGION

SOMALIA

KENYA

DJIBOUTIERITREA

INDONESIALAOS

BANGKOKREGION

PAPUA NEW GUINEAPACIFIC ISLANDS

MARSHALL ISLANDS

PHILIPPINES

TIMOR LESTEVIETNAM

MYANMAR

DPR KOREACAMBODIA

ZIMBABWE

JOHANNESBURGREGION

MALAWI

LESOTHO

MOZAMBIQUESWAZILAND

ZAMBIA

MADAGASCAR

BOTSWANANAMIBIA

ANGOLA

SOUTH AFRICA

While the 2015-2016 El Niño weather event is now over, humanitarian needs continue to grow, and are not expected to peak until early 2017 as food security continues to deteriorate in many regions. WFP, working closely with partners on the ground, is rapidly scaling up life-saving operations for communities reeling from the catastrophic effects of El Niño.

WFP is working to reach people with life-saving food and cash-based relief, while also emphasizing the reinforcement of national and local capacities and systems. Resilience building is key to curbing the long term impacts of El Niño, protecting hard-won development progress.

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September 2016. The designations employed and the presentation of material in the map(s) do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of WFP concerningthe legal or constitutional status of any country, territory, city or sea, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Final boundary between the Republicof South Sudan and the Republic of Sudan has not yet been determined. © World Food Programme 2016

Contact: WFP.OPSCEN@wfp.orgwww.wfp.org

In addition to the above, WFP is responding to the effectsof El Niño in Central America, Somalia, Kenya and Sudan

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In May, WFP launched an Emergency Operation in Papua New Guinea, initially targeting 180,000 people suffering from the impacts of El Niño-induced drought. Although the El Niño event has now officially ended, many Papua New Guineans continue to suffer from food insecurity as they wait for their harvests. WFP has conducted food distributions since early June this year, and plans to provide assistance to more than 200,000 people in five provinces by the end of October. WFP continues to deploy protection measures to ensure that its food assistance does not fuel social tensions or violence against people served.

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The current El Niño-induced drought in Southern Africa is the worst in 35 years, following the failure of two consecutive rainy seasons. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) in July declared a Regional Disaster. WFP is rapidly scaling up life-saving operations for the most vulnerable communities in the worst-affected countries.

Southern Africa

By January 2017, WFP is aiming to assist

13.2mdrought-affected people in the region.

$387.5m (60%)

WFP FUNDINGshortfall September 2016 - April 2017

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WFP launched an Emergency Operation in April to address the immediate food needs of drought-affected populations after an Emergency Food Security Assessment (EFSA) in February 2016 revealed that 3.6 million people were food insecure, with 1.5 million severely food insecure. August marks the second phase of the operation, which plans to assist a total of 280,000 people with both cash transfers and cash for assets activities to build their resilience.

Haiti

$57.4m (70%)

WFP FUNDINGshortfall

IASC Humanitarian Project Gender MarkerCode 2A: Gender Mainstreaming

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El Niño-related drought continues to affect Ethiopia, and food insecurity and malnutrition rates remain high with millions of people requiring humanitarian assistance. Humanitarian needs have tripled since early 2015 as severe drought has caused successive harvest failures. WFP is respondingthrough a joint response with the Ethiopian Government targeting7.1 million people.

Ethiopia

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2.6mJoint EmergencyOperation Plan (JEOP)NGO Consortium

Governmentof Ethiopia/WFP

Number ofpeopletargeted:

9.7m

ETHIOPIA EMERGENCY RESPONSE

$139m (60%)

WFP FUNDINGshortfall for therest of the year

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PEOPLE IN NEED OF FOOD ASSISTANCE

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WFP RESPONSE

For more information, see the latestWFP Southern Africa El Niño Situation Report, dated 07 September 2016

For more information, see the latestWFP Papua New Guinea Situation Report,dated 12 September 2016

For more information, see the latestWFP Ethiopia Drought EmergencySituation Report, dated 01 September

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