Planned humanitarian assistance to prevent food security Crisis and Emergency
KEY MESSAGES
Most of the resources necessary to respond to the estimated 1.97 million people identified as food insecure in recent MVAC assessments have been secured and humanitarian assistance is expected to continue as planned through March 2013. This improved assistance outlook is likely to prevent Crisis and Emergency food insecurity outcomes initially projected for the south for January-March 2013.
Households currently receiving assistance are expected to be Stressed (IPC Phase 2) throughout the outlook period. Households that are only receiving assistance from January to March will be in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) between November and December, and Stressed (IPC Phase 2) from January to March, in the presence of assistance.
In late October and early November rains started in some parts of the country. Planting has been reported in only a few districts in the south, north, and central regions.
