South Sudan faces a severe and continuing nutrition and food-security emergency driven by conflict, displacement, economic shocks and climate extremes. Millions are in need of assistance: humanitarian reports estimate over 9 million people require assistance and more than 2.1 million children are projected to suffer acute malnutrition in 2025. Therapeutic feeding programs save lives, but high relapse and continued food insecurity mean treatment without linked livelihood support leaves families trapped in a seasonal cycle of wasting among children under-five years. Integrating community therapeutic feeding (CMAM) with seasonal livelihood support and maternal and child health/nutrition services, while prioritizing women’s nutrition-sensitive livelihoods, is an evidence-based strategy to reduce relapse, improve dietary diversity and build resilience. For more details about the policy brief, check MADO website, publications.