Thousands in South Sudan facing catastrophic food insecurity, UN says
Women and children wait to be registered prior to a food distribution carried out by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Thonyor, Leer state, South Sudan on February 26, 2017. PHOTO | REUTERS
South Sudan faces a "perfect storm" of violence, floods, an economic crisis and hunger, with 79,000 people in Jonglei State facing catastrophic food insecurity, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
"Overall, more than 7 million people in the country face food insecurity -- an increase of more than 20 percent compared to 2023 at mid-year," the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) said. It blamed underfunding the humanitarian response and new arrivals due to the conflict in neighboring Sudan as adding to the storm.
