Sixty percent of S.Sudan population facing acute hunger: UN AFP 12/18/2020 AFP © TONY KARUMBA Around 60 percent of South Sudan s population could suffer from severe hunger by the middle of next year
Roughly 60 percent of South Sudan s population face severe hunger by the middle of next year, the government and UN agencies warned Friday, calling for urgent assistance to address the growing crisis.
In a new joint report they also said that 1.4 million children face acute malnutrition in the conflict-ravaged eastern African nation. The food security situation and nutrition situation has deteriorated, Isaiah Chol Aruai, chairman of South Sudan s National Bureau of Statistics, said in the capital Juba as he released the country s latest hunger assessment.
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60% of South Sudan s population facing acute hunger, says UN In a new joint report, UN agencies on Friday said that 1.4 million children face acute malnutrition in the conflict-ravaged eastern African nation. FILE: South Sudanese flags flutter in Juba. Picture: AFP
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JUBA - Roughly 60% of South Sudan s population face severe hunger by the middle of next year, the government and UN agencies warned Friday, calling for urgent assistance to address the growing crisis.
In a new joint report, they also said that 1.4 million children face acute malnutrition in the conflict-ravaged eastern African nation. The food security situation and nutrition situation has deteriorated, Isaiah Chol Aruai, chairperson of South Sudan s National Bureau of Statistics, said in the capital Juba as he released the country s latest hunger assessment.