Insecurity hampers relief

WFP’s latest report on Angola said the humanitarian situation in Sanza Pombo in the northern province of Uige is deteriorating, while relief interventions have been constrained by insecurity and lack of access. Some 500 cases of malnourished children under five were reported in Sanza Pombo, as well as an influx of newly displaced from Macocola, Quimbele and Buengas. Insecurity has also led to WFP’s temporarily suspension of operations in Boccoio, in the southern province Benguela, where 9,000 IDPs are normally assisted. Over 200 new IDPs from Muambulo have been registered in Saurimo in Lunda Sul, and more are reported to have arrived from Alto Chicapa and Dala. An influx of 1,000 new IDPs fleeing insecurity in N’harea was reported in the central highlands city of Kuito. Around 250 new displaced were reported in Namacunde, in Cunene Province, of which 108 have been registered by inter-agency teams involving WFP. More people fleeing insecurity in Rhundu, Kuangar and Dirico have been seen in the area of Marco 25, on their way to Namacunde. A total of 286 new IDPs have also arrived in the Moxico provincial capital of Luena and have since been registered. During August, WFP is planning to target a total of 944,300 beneficiaries, with 13,465 mt of food. Current stocks in the country consist of 42,716 mt of food, including 31,457 mt of cereals. “The food pipeline remains weak, particularly for the non-cereals (sugar, salt and CSB). Confirmed contributions towards the operation remain slightly over 50 percent of the total operational requirement,” the report said.