UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) are rushing aid to starving people in war-torn South Sudan.The fighting between the government and opposition forces has dramatically escalated hunger in the impoverished country. Over 1.5 million people have been displaced because of the conflict.
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As the international community marked World Refugee Day, tragic news continued to emerge from war-torn South Sudan. Children are starving to death from food shortages.
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The conflict in South Sudan has caused hunger and malnutrition rates to soar. Hundreds of thousands have fled the country in search of safety and food. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) says there are 2000 people a day arriving in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Sudan.
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NBA star Loul Deng is coming to the rescue of children victimized by the war in South Sudan. Deng has teamed up with Save the Children, one of the charities providing aid in the war-torn country. South Sudan is the home country of Deng, who has played for the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers.
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To escape the violence and hunger in South Sudan, hundreds of thousands of people have fled to neighboring Ethiopia. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) says that over 90 percent of the refugees are women and children.
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June is National Dairy Month. There are many ways to celebrate. You can thank your local dairy farmers or attend events. It’s also time to think outside the carton and look to the importance of milk overseas too.
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As a peace deal has been reached in South Sudan‘s conflict, there are also alarming reports of a worsening hunger crisis. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said today that civilians in areas isolated by conflict are facing severe hunger.
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The war in South Sudan is claiming more lives, the latest being a massacre in Bentiu, the capital of Unity State. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is rushing aid to war victims.
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Charities, including Oxfam and CARE, have just released an urgent report on South Sudan titled “Loaded Guns and Empty Stomachs.” They are calling for action to help the conflict-torn nation as it suffers from severe shortages of food and other basic supplies.
Oxfam’s director Winnie Byanyima pleads, “How many lives have to be lost before the parties to the conflict silence their guns and donors responds with more resources? We either act now or face an even larger human catastrophe in the weeks and months to come.”
South Sudan has long struggled with the effects of hunger and malnutrition. While some progress was being made on this front, a major conflict between the government and opposition forces broke out in December. This has displaced close to a million people and disrupted basic services.
Oxfam says, “Markets and health facilities have been destroyed. Getting aid to people has been very difficult and in some areas impossible. Cropping patterns have been disrupted. Not enough seed has been planted. Seasonal rains are making things worse.”
There are now seven million at risk of hunger in South Sudan. The UN World Food Programme (WFP), the lead agency in fighting hunger, is short on resources to meet the emergency. UNICEF is warning of children starving to death unless more funding arrives from the international community.
Aimee Ansari, CARE country director for South Sudan, says, “CARE just finished a rapid response mission in Pagak in Upper Nile state where we saw women and children bearing the weight of this conflict and the beginning of what may be a serious food crisis. The international community has to invest more in health, nutrition, water and sanitation now. Once the rainy season begins, many of the most vulnerable people will be unreachable.”
Byanyima adds, “The international community seems to have been stunned by how fast things have deteriorated. It is struggling to find a coherent way to respond. We need to learn from the mistakes of the past, not repeat them. Mass death needs not be inevitable for South Sudan but we can’t trust to hope and good luck. We need action.”
You can see the full report here.
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The United Nations says the number of displaced persons continues to rise in conflict-torn South Sudan. Hunger is fast increasing as a result. South Sudan is at risk of famine.
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