US EditionSouth Sudan clashes block aid to 60,000 malnourished children
- Two UN agencies, WFP and UNICEF, stated that ongoing clashes near the river in South Sudan have halted humanitarian aid deliveries since mid-April 2025.
- The blockade results from intensified conflict between government forces and the White Army militia near the Nile, escalating political tensions and arrests.
- In mid-April, shipments of food and nutritional aid destined for Upper Nile State had to be turned back because of security concerns, disrupting assistance for more than 60,000 children suffering from malnutrition.
- Mary-Ellen McGroarty of WFP warned in a joint statement that without access to nutrition supplies, malnutrition rates could rise sharply in regions already facing critical conditions.
- Without urgent resupply, treatment programs risk collapse, endangering thousands of children and potentially reversing progress against malnutrition in Upper Nile State.
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South Sudan clashes block aid to 60,000 malnourished children
Fighting along the Nile River in South Sudan has prevented humanitarian aid from reaching more than 60,000 malnourished children in the northeast of the country for almost a month, two United Nations agencies said on Thursday.
South Sudan clashes stopping aid reaching 60,000 malnourished children: UN
NAIROBI: Intense fighting in South Sudan has prevented desperately needed food from reaching some 60,000 malnourished children for almost a month, the UN said on Thursday. South Sudan has been wracked for years by insecurity and political instability, but recent clashes in Upper Nile State between forces allied to President Salva Kiir and his rival, Vice President Riek Machar,
South Sudan Clashes Block Aid to 60,000 Malnourished Children - Other Media news - Tasnim News Agency
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Fighting along the Nile River in South Sudan has prevented humanitarian aid from reaching more than 60,000 malnourished children in the northeast of the country for almost a month, two United Nations agencies said on Thursday.
South Sudan: Lifesaving Humanitarian Supply Route Cut in South Sudan, Leaving Malnourished Children At Risk
Juba -- More than 60,000 malnourished children in South Sudan's Upper Nile state are at risk of plunging deeper into malnutrition as treatment supplies run critically low and resupply efforts are hampered, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF warned today. Intensified fighting along the White Nile river has meant no humanitarian supplies have reached the area in almost a month. The river is the main humanitarian supply corrid…
South Sudanese kids bear the brunt of conflict - CAJ News Africa
from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, SudanSudan BureauKHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – OVER 60 000 malnourished children in South Sudan risk sinking further into malnutrition after fighting by rival forces cut a lifesaving humanitarian supply route. The Upper Nile state is bearing the brunt, in a country that is feared to be plunging into another civil war. Intensified fighting along the White Nile River has meant no humanitarian supplies have reached the area i…
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