§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the current humanitarian situation in southern Sudan. [87114]
§ Clare ShortSouthern Sudan has some of the worst malnutrition and mortality rates in the world. While the situation in the south this year is significantly better than in 1998, it is essential that a long term and just peace is achieved in Sudan. Until it is, crises on the scale of last year are liable to reoccur at any time.
§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the current harvest and food levels in southern Sudan. [87115]
§ Clare ShortThe best estimates available indicate that total productive efforts, that is from fishing and livestock as well as the last harvest production, should be sufficient to meet about 90 per cent. of needs in southern Sudan this year. The actual ability of the rural population in southern Sudan to meet their own needs remains dependent on external factors such as the level of insecurity and internal displacement.