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The Baggari Breakthrough: Reaching the Unreachable in South Sudan

September 13, 2018

When violence cut off 28,000 people from lifesaving assistance back in June in South Sudan, WFP found a way to bring lifesaving supplies.

Peak Hunger in South Sudan

July 20, 2018

Halfway through the year, the world’s youngest country turns seven as more than seven million of its people brace for the worst of the hunger season.

Why Conflict and Hunger Have the World’s Attention

July 13, 2018

This past May, the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution officially recognizing the link between conflict and hunger for the first time

A Day In The Life: Supporting Airdrops in South Sudan

July 2, 2018

Learn how WFP is delivering hope to families facing famine—and how one foundation of aviation experts is helping make this work possible.

Pushing the Boundaries in South Sudan

May 23, 2018

By air, by river, by road. The race to stop looming famine means the World Food Programme (WFP) is leaving no stone unturned to gain access to people in need.

Circumventing the Threat of Rain in South Sudan

April 20, 2018

With the rainy season set to start next month, WFP is moving mountains to pre-position lifesaving food for people in need.

A New Warning in South Sudan

February 28, 2018

Without sustained humanitarian assistance and access to people in need, U.N. agencies say hunger could reach its highest level ever.

Hundreds of displaced families in Ganyiel, South Sudan await a lifesaving airdrop of food from WFP.

By Any Means Necessary: How WFP Is Preventing Famine in South Sudan

February 15, 2018

For 239 days, WFP has employed every means of food delivery available, from airdrops and barges up the Nile to convoys of trucks, all transporting lifesaving food.