Location: Africa
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What South Sudan Would Look Like Without WFP
Vegetables that were previously thrown away purely for their looks are being transformed into nutritious school meals in Kenya.
We talk to WFP USA’s Erin Cochran about her recent trip to Uganda and how aid workers responded when an entire village in South Sudan fled for the border one night following a brutal attack by government forces.
As conflict rages in neighboring South Sudan, Uganda’s leaders are putting food and land at the center of their efforts to welcome refugees seeking safety. Hear a firsthand account of how the World Food Programme (WFP) is working on the front lines of hunger to help those impacted by war and famine.
CBS's Scott Pelley reports from South Sudan, where 5 million people are struggling to put food on the table and 100,000 are facing starvation.
Famine paints an unspeakable picture: Families desperate for food, children dying of hunger, an urgent need for life-saving aid. The recent declaration of famine in South Sudan reveals the tragic consequences of war—and how the gradual collapse of a country can drive people into starvation.
We talk to to Rose Ogola, a World Vision staffer in South Sudan, and Challiss McDonough, a WFP staffer, about the human toll of famine,
Kawinzi Muiu, who grew up studying African writers like Chinua Achebe alongside stanzas from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, learned the importance of education and equal opportunities from her mother.
At a time when the technology and tools to fight global hunger have never been stronger, such mass starvation is a paradox—and it is an obscenity and entirely preventable.
“I am leaving with anger and sadness because hunger is forcing me to leave my homeland."
War and a collapsing economy have left tens of thousands facing starvation in parts of South Sudan. Here's what you need to know.