disaster Renk, South Sudan
South Sudan faces worsening food and aid shortages
3,000people
About 3,000 refugees and returnees cross into South Sudan from Sudan each week.
Food stocks and humanitarian funding are declining in South Sudan as refugees and returnees arrive from Sudan. The World Food Programme says millions of people face food insecurity and that vulnerable groups could lose food and nutrition assistance.
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- 3,000people
About 3,000 refugees and returnees cross into South Sudan from Sudan each week.
“Every week, about 3,000 refugees and returnees cross into South Sudan from Sudan.”
- 1Mpeople
AllegedMore than 1,000,000 vulnerable people could lose access to life-saving food and nutrition assistance by October unless additional resources are secured, according to the WFP.
“More than one million vulnerable people could lose access to life-saving food and nutrition assistance by October unless additional resources are secured”
- 10,000metric tonnes
Food stocks in Malakal were 10,000 metric tonnes at the same time last year.
“food stocks have fallen from 10,000 metric tonnes at this time last year”