FSLC re-connecting with the sub clusters in South Sudan Sub National FSL cluster meeting, Aweil 30th August 2017 FSLC re-connecting with the sub clusters in South Sudan

FSL Cluster Secretariat – team of four  seven X1 Cluster coordinator (FAO/ WFP) X1 Co coordinator (World Vision) X2 IMOs (11 month contracts): Graphics & GIS/ mailing lists 5W reporting/ FSL sub cluster contacts X1 Food Security Assessment Officer – due in August for 11 months: IRNA/ assessments/ capacity building/ IPC focal point X 2 CashCap experts to support Cash & Markets TWG – due in August for 6 months

FSL Cluster Secretariat – Six core functions Coordination e.g. ICWG & FSL sub national forums Information Management e.g. 5Ws & monthly products Needs Assessments e.g. IRNA & NGOs in the field Strategy, Planning & Appeals e.g. Unity response & SSHF Quality, Standards & Capacity Building e.g. TWGs & training Advocacy e.g. famine products & WFP/ FAO communications

HRP: Food Security & Livelihood cluster objectives FSL cluster objective 1: Ensure continued and regular access to food for the most vulnerable population FSL cluster objective 2: Protect livelihoods and promote livelihoods based coping capacities of the most vulnerable population at risk of hunger and malnutrition

FSL Cluster prioritization I – IPC classification

Rapid Response Modality (RRM)

Prioritization process for ICWG II Location Justification Jonglei: Uror/ Nyirol/ Duk & Ayod islands/ Pigi Response but still under served; NGOs returning after evacuation; Upper Nile: Longuchuk & Maiwut Pagak – active conflict; Udier increasing IDPs from Pagak (22k to 45k) do ICRC & RI need more assistance? Equatorias: Mundri/ Mvolo (Yeri GAM 28%/ SAM 9%) & Terekeka Worsening food crisis/ hunger deaths: access issues for 29k WFP distribution (MM) & data shortages (T) Are there any other key priority areas that have been omitted? Note that our context is fluid & evolving all the time and priorities are expected to change over time!

REACH % assessed settlements reporting adequate access to food – FSL cluster indicative EWS alert

EWS places then to watch #2 rank unexplained narrative Former State Former County Jonglei #1 Ayod (major response but poor outcome) #2 Duk (cholera/ extreme FCS/ phase 5 GAM) Upper Nile #2 Renk (MEDAIR 31% GAM) export production from commercial farms plus Fashoda & Longichuk & Maiwut Unity Mayom (4 CARE smart surveys/ at end of western corridor ‘economic’ crisis effect); Bahr El Ghazel #1 Wau (Baggari): restricted access/ proxy GAM & photo evidence recent rapid mission Are we neglecting NBEG: any hot spots? Where & Why? Equatorias #2 Torit (high urban death rate unexplained); Mvolo/ Mundri (& Terekeka) & Yei; Are there any other key priority areas that have been omitted?

Re-establishing contact with the sub national FSL clusters in South Sudan Objectives for 2017: Map and access contact details of focal persons & sub cluster members Extend the two way flow of information sharing and learning: (a) from the field on changing contexts; minutes of meeting; and (b) from the FSLC Secretariat in terms of the products produced and wider dissemination of advice, guidance and support; Support existing forums to better coordinate, advocate and respond to a rapidly changing humanitarian context.

Working more closely with the sub national clusters (State & County) and WFP/ FAO field offices Under standing the changing context: demonstrate the mapping & context exercise with key informants the day before (WFP/ FAO/ OCHA etc.) Data collection, analysis and prioritization: for IPC update and for more effective humanitarian response in a context of scarce resources & capacity; Support decentralized coordination: Regular FSL sub cluster meetings & share highlights Who is doing what & where for gap analysis and guidance for new actors or funding streams Linking with UNOCHA on the ground for inter cluster response IMO

The essentials of coordination at any level: Agree on the problem – consensus; document & communicate needs Agree on a solution - elaborate strategy & response plan; Identify a partner(s) who can respond: capacity & experience Do they have the resources & capacity – identify the gap & seek support via the FSL cluster, CLA, your agency or directly with donor(s) Monitor & report on a regular basis (5Ws)

Avoiding duplication & potential conflict: Principle I: where at all possible stay where you are and scale up where you are already known, have a good track record, know the context well and have established good relations with the authorities; Principle II: as a new entrant, coordinate with the national cluster (partner presence maps) and coordinate with ALL actors on the ground; who is doing what where – identify the gaps; work around existing actions and interventions to complement the work of others; work closely with the sub clusters; Principle III: currently needs are greater than any one actor to meet entirely; (the humanitarian principle is to save lives) if needs are unmet can you support/ fund/ provide capacity for existing actors to meet those needs? Where this is not possible work with existing partners & the sub cluster to scale up/ save lives by complementing the work of other actors

Strategy development: ‘back of an envelope’ Along relief – recovery – rehabilitation – development continuum Emergency response Who is doing what, where & why? How are we coordinating integration with ICWG (OCHA) & other clusters? Transitioning to early recovery & resilience Demonstrate the integration & transition exercise (if completed the day before) or if time permits work with FSL partners in or after the meeting; IMO

Working with FSL clusters & OCHA for a more integrated response Famine Prevention Response Package – focused around RRMs Integrated package: incorporating the existing and highly effective WFP/ UNICEF IRRM with livelihood support, health and WASH Start up: registration/ mass MUAC: MAM & SAM services 1st phase: GFD (BSFP) + OTP/TSFP/IYCF + fishing kits and emergency health care and if required water trucking 2nd phase: additionally NID (vaccination + micro-nutrient supplementation), static/ mobile health service delivery, WASH services: community mobilization & water supplies + vegetable kits and livestock vaccinations and treatment (for milk production) 3rd phase: options for FFA/ FFE, nutrition messaging in institutions + rain season seeds and tools and later dry season livestock vaccination and treatment Further phases of intervention incorporate early recovery and resilience building where possible IMO

Why is the Bentui sub cluster the model for now? State level function – liaises and meets with Government officials periodically Knows its jurisdiction: Rubkona & Guit; with some influence over Mayom & Koch (more recently) Partners know one another: who is doing what and where Regular meetings with spirit & vitality Lead agency (WFP) has authority to step in to avoid duplication; Espouses humanitarian values: impartiality, humanity, neutrality & independence and partnership principles: dignity & respect; and member buy in & delegated roles e.g. minutes & informal TWGs

Thoughts on timely & effective reporting Please share any minutes of meetings you have as regularly as you can Any changes in the current context? Operational update different from your 5W? Any external support required from the Cluster/ CLAs/ Donor/ ICWG: e.g. prioritizing common services (logistics cluster for cargo & UNHAS flights for personnel) IMO