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UN agencies say a violence-hit part of South Sudan is on the brink of famine
- On June 12, 2025, three UN agencies alerted that nearly all areas within the Upper Nile region of South Sudan are confronting critical hunger crises, with most localities at risk of famine.
- Escalating clashes between government troops and militias have led to widespread damage to residential areas, harmed people's means of earning a living, and hindered the delivery of much-needed humanitarian assistance.
- Approximately 32,000 people in Upper Nile now endure catastrophic hunger, 7.7 million nationwide face acute food insecurity, and 2.3 million children risk malnutrition.
- Mary-Ellen McGroarty of WFP stated, "Long-term peace is essential," and urgent access to distribute food safely to families is critical to preventing famine.
- The escalating violence threatens to reverse peace gains, worsen food insecurity, and jeopardize relief efforts unless humanitarian access improves and conflict eases.
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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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South Sudan: Conflict, Displacement and Disease Drive Food Insecurity and Malnutrition to Alarming Level in Parts of South Sudan
Juba, South Sudan -- The population in two counties in South Sudan are at-risk of famine in the coming months, as conflict in Upper Nile state escalates, destroying homes, disrupting livelihoods, and impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid. The latest update by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) shows a deterioration in food and nutrition conditions in areas of South Sudan hit by fighting in the last few months. In Upper N…
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