Leaders from the United Nations, the United States and Europe warned yesterday of famine in South Sudan. The already impoverished country is the setting of conflict between the government and opposition forces.
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UNICEF warns of child starvation in South Sudan
UNICEF today warned that 50,000 children will starve to death in South Sudan unless action is taken. The crisis could get even worse. The UN Children’s agency is desperately seeking donations for the emergency.
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William Lambers: Preventing famine in conflict regions
These three nations have been struck by war and inevitable humanitarian crisis. “We must not wait until pictures of skeletal, severely underweight, children document our failure and neglect,” Ertharin Cousin, director of the United Nations World Food Program, warns.
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William Lambers: How to avoid famine in wartime
We need to do the same this year in Syria, South Sudan and Central African Republic. These three nations have been struck by war and humanitarian crisis. The director of the U.N. World Food Program, Ertharin Cousin, warns, “We must not wait until pictures of skeletal, severely underweight, children document our failure and neglect.”
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We can prevent famine in war-affected nations
It was Herbert Hoover who said in 1946, “The inevitable aftermath of war is famine.” That spring Hoover led a U.S. effort to avert mass starvation in Europe and Asia following World War II.
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UN leaders alarmed at hunger crisis in South Sudan
The leaders of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and Refugee Agency (UNHCR) sounded the alarm yesterday on the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan.
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Hunger, displacement escalate in Africa from South Sudan conflict
The United Nations warned today of an alarming refugee crisis from the conflict in South Sudan. Almost one million people have been displaced. This includes over 250,000 refugees who have fled to neighboring countries and need food and other aid.
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Famine warning for South Sudan
The top UN peacekeeping official in South Sudan, Hilde F. Johnson, is warning of potential famine for the conflict-torn country.
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UNICEF, WFP bring food to war victims in South Sudan
UNICEF and the UN World Food Programme today announced a mission to bring urgent aid to 30,000 people in Jonglei State in South Sudan. Food, vacccines and other supplies are being airlifted into the remote town of Akobo, which is near the Ethiopian border.
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Humanitarian situation deteriorates in South Sudan, UN starts food air drops
The United Nations warned today of an alarming hunger and humanitarian crisis taking place in South Sudan. There are five million people in need of aid following the December outbreak of fighting between the government and opposition forces.
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