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South Sudan:
UN Steps up Delivery of Fishing Gear to Fight Famine
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 28 February 2017
The United Nations declared famine last week in parts of South Sudan Read more »
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South Sudan:
Famine Hits Parts of South Sudan
UN News, 20 February 2017
UN agencies warn that almost 5 million people urgently need food, agriculture and nutrition assistance Read more »
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South Sudan:
Kiir & Machar - the Men That Made South Sudan's Predictable Famine
Daily Maverick, 21 February 2017
Famines are predictable, and they don't happen by accident. The famine declared in parts of South Sudan this week was the first to be announced anywhere in the world in the last… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Famine Declared in Parts of South Sudan As 100,000 Face Starvation
DW, 20 February 2017
The South Sudanese government and the UN say a famine caused by conflict and economic crisis has hit two counties. Aid agencies said the official famine declaration meant people… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Famine Declared in Part of South Sudan's Unity State
Al Jazeera, 20 February 2017
Famine has been declared in two counties of South Sudan, according to an announcement by the South Sudan government and three UN agencies, which says the calamity is the result of… Read more »
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Sudan:
Darfur Camp Residents Complain of Attacks, Poor Services
Dabanga, 19 February 2017
Residents of West and South Darfur camps for the displaced are suffering from rampant insecurity and deteriorating services. They are calling for protection from Unamid, as the… Read more »
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South Sudan:
South Sudan Famine Is a Collective Failure
HRW, 20 February 2017
Thirty to forty percent of body weight loss. That's what doctors define as starvation. Beyond that threshold, death is almost certain. As your stomach empties, the body consumes… Read more »
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Sudan:
Now 300k+ South Sudanese Refugees in Sudan - UNHCR
Dabanga, 17 February 2017
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has determined that there are now more than 300,000 South Sudanese refugees in Sudan. Read more »