Shafaqna English- Hunger intensifies in South Sudan as 7.8 million people face high acute food insecurity, and 2.2 million children suffer acute malnutrition, according to a joint statement on Tuesday from UN. agencies.
Hunger is pushing 56% of South Sudan’s population into high levels of acute food insecurity between April and July 2026, reaching Phase 3 or above on the world’s hunger classification system, the IPC.
Sources: News.un.org