Nearly eight million people in South Sudan at risk of acute hunger: NGOs

"The report warns that 7.8 million people in the West African country will suffer high levels of food insecurity in the coming months, equivalent to 56 percent of the population."

"The number of children aged between six months and five years old who are suffering from acute malnutrition has risen by 100,000 over the past six months, to a total 2.2 million."

"Many nutritional services in South Sudan have been damaged or closed due to ongoing fighting, driving up the number of people at risk of acute malnutrition."

"The humanitarian crisis in South Sudan is being fuelled by ethnic conflict, climate change and the spillover of fighting from neighbouring Sudan."

A United Nations report indicates that 7.8 million people in South Sudan are at risk of acute hunger, representing 56 percent of the population. The report highlights a significant rise in acute malnutrition among children, with 2.2 million affected and 700,000 at grave risk of death. Ongoing conflict has damaged nutritional services, while supply shortages and inadequate funding hinder access to treatment. The humanitarian crisis is exacerbated by ethnic conflict, climate change, and economic instability, raising fears of a return to civil war.

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