South Sudan Faces Growing Hunger and Refugee Issues
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Program (WFP) have warned that funding shortages threaten to halt food aid for approximately 650,000 refugees and asylum seekers in South Sudan. There is a shortfall of $37 million for immediate response and $258 million to cover the remaining period until 2026. If funding is not provided quickly, assistance will cease in September, worsening the suffering of the population, as more than 7.8 million people face food insecurity and 2.2 million children suffer from severe malnutrition. The agencies have called on the international community to provide urgent and flexible funding to prevent the worsening of the humanitarian crisis.
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