South Sudan: Half the Population in South Sudan Faces Starvation - Report

Despite a slight improvement in South Sudan's food security since June, more than half the population -- some 6.35 million people -- do not know where their next meal will come from.

According to an Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) update, 54 per cent of people in South Sudan are still severely food insecure. The update was released jointly by the South Sudan government, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, the United Nations Children's Fund and the World Food Programme,

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