UN agency says two million to go without food aid in South Sudan

The World Food Programme announced on Tuesday that it will be forced to suspend food assistance to two million people in South Sudan in the coming weeks. The decision is attributed to a critical lack of funding for the agency's operations in the region.

This reduction in aid occurs against a backdrop of widespread food insecurity, with approximately 7.8 million people—nearly half of South Sudan’s population—struggling to secure sufficient daily nutrition. The suspension threatens to exacerbate an already severe humanitarian situation.