Three United Nations agencies have called for ramping up humanitarian assistance to stave off a looming hunger and enhance resilience in South Sudan, warning that food insecurity is likely to rise by 7 percent in the coming months.
JUBA, South Sudan —
“FAO is concerned by the rising number of food-insecure people driven by the additional burden of heavy flooding that has occurred in the country for the last three consecutive years,” Meshack Malo, FAO representative in South Sudan, said in a report released on Saturday. The report said the most affected states are Jonglei, Unity, Upper Nile, Lakes, Eastern Equatoria and Warrap. More than 80 percent of the entire food-insecure population are from within these states.
The IPC report shows that in 2022, about 1.34 million children under five years are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition.