A new joint report by FAO and WFP warns that acute food insecurity is deepening in 16 hunger hotspots, which could drive more into famine.
South Sudan continues to face a severe food and nutrition crisis, which is threatening to deteriorate further.
FAO and WFP warn today of the escalating humanitarian crisis in the DRC with acute food insecurity remaining stubbornly high.
New WFP report, ‘A Lifeline at Risk’, finds that 13.7 million WFP food aid recipients could be pushed into emergency levels of hunger.
WFP has reached over 2 million people with lifesaving assistance in South Sudan so far this year. However, a severe funding shortfall threatens ongoing support, placing millions at risk of losing aid.
WFP began airdropping emergency food assistance to thousands of families in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, where surging conflict has pushed some communities to the brink of famine.
The population in two counties in South Sudan are at risk of famine in the coming months, as conflict in Upper Nile state escalates.
South Sudan is suffering from ongoing conflict as well as droughts & floods from climate change. 8 million people are hungry.
Vulnerable families in the northeast of South Sudan are at a critical tipping point as conflict escalates and hunger nears record levels, WFP warned today.
What motivates a humanitarian worker? Aachal Chand, head of nutrition for WFP in South Sudan, gives us a glimpse into what inspires her work.
