Two-thirds of South Sudanese children in desperate need of aid: Unicef

South Sudan children.

Two out of three children in South Sudan are in desperate need of humanitarian support, Unicef says.

A record 4.5 million children, or two out of three, in South Sudan are in desperate need of humanitarian support, said the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) on Tuesday, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the country's independence.

Hopes that independence from Sudan would bring a new dawn for the country's children have faded.