Provision of Emergency Lifesaving Nutrition Support Services to Returnees, Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by the Sudan conflict in Renk County. ltpgtThe emergency lifesaving nutrition project is in response to the recent escalation of fighting in Sudan in December 2023. As per the RRC/UNHCR and IOM joint data tracking matrix, the number of new arrivals between 15th  December and 10th January 2024, was 11,652 households of 49,780 (23,607 M, 26,275 F) individuals who arrived in Renk via Wunthou point of entry, translating to an estimated 1,800 individuals per day.  It is envisaged daily new arrivals could rapidly rise to between 3,000 – 4,000 individuals per day if conflict continues towards the border, quickly translating to an estimated 90,000 to 120,000 individuals in a month. With this estimated daily inflow against slow outflow due to many factors including road accessibility, security situation at the destination points and onward transportation capacity versus the need, the present services at the Renk Transit Centre will further be overwhelmed impacting negatively on the quality of basic services provided to the affected population. ltbrgtThe main objective of the project is to increase access and utilization of lifesaving quality preventative nutrition services, improve access and utilization of lifesaving nutrition services for the early detection and treatment of acute malnutrition in children under five years and pregnant/lactating women enhance the monitoring, analysis, and utilization of nutrition information to better understand and address the nutrition situation in the targeted communities and foster collaboration, and ensure equitable access to nutrition-sensitive interventions across health, WASH, food security, and protection sectors in Renk county. These objectives will be achieved through improved coordination and integrated programming with other actors including health, WASH, FSL, and protection among others. ltbrgtThe project will target a total of 132,500 displaced persons, including children and pregnant and lactating women, men and women above 5 years. Key interventions will include nutrition screening, timely case management of identified malnourished cases, support for referral of complicated cases and collaboration with other actors including health, child protection, gender based violence services among others, to conduct timely referrals with emphasis on beneficiary centred services. Additionally, GOAL will provide nutritional counseling, and support to beneficiaries to access nutrition messaging and access to emergency food assistance (LNS-MQ/BP5 for under 5 year olds, high energy or fortified biscuits for above 5 year old) with micronutrient supplementation – vitamin A and deworming for under 5s at the Point of Entry. ltbrgtGOAL will endeavor to ensure periodic joint reviews of performance of client referrals, engagement of ambulances for SAM cases, link up with the WASH sector to access and provide hygiene kits to mothers and caretakers of children admitted in the treatment programme and provision of PPE to the staff providing services to the affected population. ltbrgtltspangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtLogistically, GOAL will ensure provision of logistical support including vehicle hire to cater for the expanded programme and enhance collaboration with WFP/UNICEF/WHO for additional nutrition supplies including for SAM and MAM management. ltbrgtThe intervention will be conducted at the reception centre in Wunthou, Renk Transit Centres (new and old), mobile outreaches to Zero, Abukadra and Renk Civil Hospital. This intervention is aimed at building on and sustaining the ongoing support through SSHF while scaling up to incorporate the recent influx as a result of the Sudan crisis to reach more vulnerable groups with lifesaving nutrition interventions.ltbrgtltbrgtlt/pgt