UN: South Sudan at risk of \u2018full-scale famine\u2019 amid intensified fighting
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\nThe UN\u2019s humanitarian chief has warned that South Sudan stands at a dangerous crossroads as it faces the risk of famine, Al Jazeera reported.<\/p>\n
Tom Fletcher, the under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs and emergency relief coordinator, called on the Security Council on Friday to \u201cprevent South Sudan from sliding toward full-scale famine and collapse\u201d.<\/p>\n
He warned that \u201chunger across South Sudan is tightening its grip\u201d, with emergency levels of food insecurity expected for some across all 10 states during the lean season, which lasts until the end of July.<\/p>\n
He reported \u201chumanitarian compounds looted and nutrition centres destroyed\u201d in areas surrounding Akobo in Jonglei State, where more than 140,000 people were in \u201cdire need of help\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cMore than 7.5 million people will need food assistance this year,\u201d he said. \u201cAll of this is unfolding as floods are expected to continue, cutting communities off and hitting livelihoods \u2013 once again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anita Kiki Gbeho, the head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), told the Security Council that \u201ccivilians continue to bear the brunt\u201d amid intensifying fighting between the South Sudan People\u2019s Defence Forces and the Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Movement\/Army in Opposition, particularly in Jonglei.<\/p>\n
Fighting in South Sudan escalated late last year, after a peace deal ending the five-year civil war was reached in 2018. A coalition of opposition forces seized government outposts in Jonglei State in December, prompting a retaliatory military operation in late January, which forced more than 280,000 civilians to flee the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UN: South Sudan at risk of \u2018full-scale famine\u2019 amid intensified fighting ———————- The UN\u2019s humanitarian chief has warned that South Sudan stands at a dangerous crossroads as it faces the risk of famine, Al Jazeera reported. Tom Fletcher, the under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs and emergency relief coordinator, called on the Security Council on Friday to …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":141641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[7234],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-south-sudan"],"yoast_head":"\n