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Hunger monitor says parts of South Sudan face famine threat after months without aid
- No food aid has reached conflict-hit areas of South Sudan this year due to fighting and access restrictions, as noted by the report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification .
- The IPC estimates that 28,000 people in Nasir and Fangak counties face 'catastrophic food insecurity,' the most severe level of hunger.
- Mary-Ellen McGroarty of the World Food Program stated that fighting and access restrictions have 'significantly limited' aid since February.
- More than half of South Sudan's population is expected to face severe hunger in 2026, according to the IPC.
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Hunger monitor says parts of South Sudan face famine threat after months without aid
A global hunger monitor is warning that no food aid has reached a conflict-hit area of South Sudan this year despite growing fears that it is headed toward famine.
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