US EditionUN agencies say a violence-hit part of South Sudan is on the brink of famine
- On June 12, 2025, three UN organizations alerted that nearly all counties in South Sudan’s Upper Nile region—specifically 11 out of 13—are experiencing crisis-level hunger, with 32,000 individuals living in conditions described as catastrophic.
- This alarming situation results from intensified conflict since March, including clashes and aerial attacks in Nasir and Ulang counties that displaced many and disrupted food access.
- Conflict has destroyed homes, torn communities apart, blocked humanitarian aid, and caused food prices to soar, pushing 7.7 million people nationwide into acute food insecurity.
- Mary-Ellen McGroarty said, “Long-term peace is essential,” but immediate food distribution to conflict-affected families and access improvements are critical to prevent famine.
- If conflict continues, malnutrition will worsen for 200,000 children at high risk, indicating that only peace and humanitarian access can sustainably address South Sudan’s hunger crisis.
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UN Agencies Warn of Looming Famine in Conflict-Stricken South Sudan - teleSUR English
Three United Nations agencies have issued an urgent warning about imminent famine in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, where conflict and food shortages have pushed 32,000 people into catastrophic hunger conditions three times more than previously estimated. The World Food Programme (WFP), UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report that 11 out of 13 counties in Upper Nile are facing emergency levels of hung…
South Sudan: UN warns of imminent famine
Residents of 11 of the 13 counties in South Sudan 's Upper Nile state are now facing emergency levels of hunger, the World Food Programme, the UN Children's Fund and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said in a joint statement.
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