Aid agencies warn that time is running out to avoid an 'irreversible humanitarian catastrophe'.
Aid agencies warn that time is running out to avoid an ‘irreversible humanitarian catastrophe’.
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Nearly eight million people in South Sudan are at risk of acute hunger as conflict and displacement worsen an already dire humanitarian crisis, according to a United Nations report.
Published on Tuesday, the report warns that 7.8 million people in the West African country will suffer high levels of food insecurity in the coming months — equivalent to 56 percent of the population.
WFP says $700m needed to prevent the world's worst hunger and displacement crisis from worsening.
Renewed fighting, floods and challenges to aid access are worsening the humanitarian crisis, hunger monitor says.
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NAIROBI: Nearly half the population in South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, faces acute hunger and has never received so…
More than nine million people remain displaced in Sudan, while nearly 29 million face acute hunger.
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