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<p>South Sudan’s leaders need to take ultimate responsibility for the humanitarian
situation, and the UK continues to urge the government and opposition to act now to
stop the fighting and start to build a lasting peace and make every effort to allow
aid to quickly reach their people.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, the need for life-saving
humanitarian assistance and delivery of basic services remains critical. During my
visit to South Sudan in September this year, I raised the issue of food security in
discussions with Government. The UK engages with the relevant ministers, ministries
and sector working groups and through the Government Partner Forum. DFID-funded health
programmes work in close collaboration with government, and DFID support has been
instrumental in pioneering a government-led health sector plan and in strengthening
government health systems. A DFID-funded programme in 3 northern states of South Sudan,
which works alongside government, is expected to enable 175,000 to become food secure
by the end of 2014. The UK, with other donors and UN agencies, is working with the
Ministry of Agriculture to agree the content and conditions necessary for signing
of the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Process Compact. This will support
food security through a 10% allocation of the national budget to the agricultural
sector.</p><p> </p>
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