WFP, FAO Call for Urgent Action as Hunger Deepens in DRC
October 29, 2025
FAO and WFP warn today of the escalating humanitarian crisis in the DRC with acute food insecurity remaining stubbornly high.
WFP News
Location: South Sudan
WFP Warns That Six Critical Operations Are Facing Significant Food Aid Pipeline Breaks by Year-End
October 15, 2025
New WFP report, ‘A Lifeline at Risk’, finds that 13.7 million WFP food aid recipients could be pushed into emergency levels of hunger.
Millions Risk Losing Access to Humanitarian Food Assistance Amid Funding Slowdown in South Sudan
July 22, 2025
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 Airdrops Food to Prevent Catastrophe as Hunger Surges in Conflict-Hit Parts of South Sudan
July 7, 2025
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.
Conflict, Displacement and Disease Drive Hunger and Malnutrition to Alarming Level in Parts of South Sudan
June 12, 2025
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
April 22, 2025
South Sudan is suffering from ongoing conflict as well as droughts & floods from climate change. 8 million people are hungry.
Hunger Hotspots in South Sudan at Tipping Point as Food Insecurity Nears Record Levels
April 9, 2025
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.
A Glimpse Into the Work of a Humanitarian in South Sudan
September 6, 2024
What motivates a humanitarian worker? Aachal Chand, head of nutrition for WFP in South Sudan, gives us a glimpse into what inspires her work. Â
Climate Crisis Drives Malnutrition in South Sudan to Unprecedented Levels in Flood-Affected Areas, WFP Warns
November 6, 2023
Children in flood-affected parts of South Sudan are expected to face extreme levels of malnutrition in the first half of 2024 as the climate crisis tightens its grip on the country, WFP warned today.
Hunger Set to Hit Record High in Sudan as Fighting Continues
May 11, 2023
WFP warns that an additional 2.5 million people in Sudan are expected to slip into hunger in the coming months as a result of the ongoing violence in the country. This would take acute hunger in Sudan to record levels.
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