WFP scales up food aid in Jonglei amid conflict, hunger

WFP intensifies emergency response as conflict escalates in Jonglei - Radio Tamazuj

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday said it is scaling up its emergency response to reach the growing number of people forced to flee spiraling conflict in South Sudan’s Jonglei State. A press release extended to Radio Tamazuj said these life-saving food distributions, transported along river routes, come amid increasing insecurity that is hampering humanitarian efforts and threatening to drive hunger in the region to unpre…

WFP scales up food aid in Jonglei amid conflict, hunger

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is stepping up emergency food distributions in Jonglei state as escalating conflict forces thousands to flee their homes. The agency plans to reach half a million people in areas affected by violence, where hunger is approaching catastrophic levels. Many of the newly displaced families are receiving assistance for