More than 7 million people in fragile South Sudan are at risk of severe food insecurity in the coming months, with tens of thousands facing “catastrophic” levels of hunger, the United Nations warned on Tuesday. did.
“An estimated 7.1 million people will experience high levels of severe food insecurity between April and July 2024,” the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement.
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More than 7 million people in fragile South Sudan are at risk of severe food insecurity in the coming months, with tens of thousands facing “catastrophic” levels of hunger, the United Nations warned on Tuesday. did.
“An estimated 7.1 million people will experience high levels of severe food insecurity between April and July 2024,” the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement.
Within that group, there are “79,000 people at risk of catastrophic levels (IPC Phase 5)” equivalent to starvation, “most of whom are affected by climate-related shocks, economic crisis and conflict.” live in affected areas,” the report said.
Almost 13 years after independence in 2011, the world's youngest country remains plagued by instability and violence.
A total of 9 million people need humanitarian assistance in South Sudan, which has come under added pressure over the past year from war in neighboring Sudan.
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According to OCHA, at least 670,000 people have fled the north to South Sudan since fighting began in April 2023. Approximately 80% of these are South Sudanese who had previously taken refuge in Sudan.
“This influx of returnees and refugees continues to put additional pressure on limited services at border points and destinations,” OCHA said.
The United Nations' $1.8 billion humanitarian response plan for South Sudan this year is currently only 11% funded.
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