South Sudan: Hunger Mounts As Conflict Disrupts Markets
The ongoing conflict in South Sudan is uprooting families and paralysing the food markets they depend on. Among the thousands forced to flee their homes is Elizabeth Nyanchuit, who trekked for 10 hours with her children and neighbours to find safety. She is now living in a hut made of reeds in Ganyiel, a rural community in the country's northern Unity State.
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Heads Of WFP And UNHCR Visit S. Sudan And Ethiopia Amid Alarming Spread Of Hunger And Displacement
JUBA, 31 March 2014 - Alarmed at the impact of ongoing violence in South Sudan, the heads of the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Refugee agency (UNHCR) arrived here today on a joint trip to meet conflict-affected people and to review the on-going response and needs amid a spiralling humanitarian crisis.
New support to tackle dire food security situation in South Sudan
United Kingdom gives $13.7 million to FAO's emergency operations to help food producers in conflict-affected country.
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Relief Supplies Reach Remote Akobo In South Sudan, With Joint Operation By UNICEF and WFP
Emergency distribution points set up as crisis escalates JUBA - An urgent operation to deliver food, vaccines, nutrition supplements and other vital relief supplies to one of the most isolated areas of conflict-affected South Sudan has begun today, as part of a joint response by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP).
First six countries to benefit from Africa-led fund
Africa Solidarity Trust Fund to support ongoing efforts to eradicate hunger, reduce malnutrition and poverty.
Deadly Ebola virus spreads from rural Guinea to capital
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