Famine declared in parts of South Sudan
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Famine declared in parts of South Sudan
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February 20, 2017 (JUBA) - War and a collapsing economy have left some
100,000 people starving in parts of South Sudan, government and three
United Nations agencies said Monday.
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IDPs wait to receive food rations and other items from the WFP at a
distribution point in Pibor town, Jonglei 21 March 2009 - (photo UN)
An additional one million people in the war-torn nation, the United
Nations agencies projected, could be on the brink of famine.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP)
warned that urgent action is needed to prevent more people from dying
of hunger.
“If sustained and adequate assistance is delivered urgently, the
hunger situation can be improved in the coming months and further
suffering mitigated,” partly reads a joint statement the agencies
issued on Monday.
The total number of food insecure people is expected to rise to 5.5
million at the height of the lean season in July if nothing is done to
curb the severity and spread of the food crisis.
According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)
update released today by the government, the three agencies and other
humanitarian partners, 4.9 million people, over 40% of South Sudan’s
population, are in need of urgent food, agriculture and nutrition
assistance.
Unimpeded humanitarian access to everyone facing famine, or at risk of
famine, is urgently needed to reverse the escalating catastrophe, the
UN agencies urged. Further spread of famine can only be prevented if
humanitarian assistance is scaled up and reaches the most vulnerable.
Famine, the agencies said, is currently affecting parts of Unity State
in the northern-central part of the country. A formal famine
declaration means people have already started dying of hunger. The
situation is the worst hunger catastrophe since fighting erupted over
three years ago.
“Famine has become a tragic reality in parts of South Sudan and our
worst fears have been realised. Many families have exhausted every
means they have to survive,” said FAO Representative in South Sudan,
Serge Tissot.
“The people are predominantly farmers and war has disrupted
agriculture. They’ve lost their livestock, even their farming tools.
For months there has been a total reliance on whatever plants they can
find and fish they can catch,” he added.
Malnutrition is a major public health emergency, exacerbated by the
widespread fighting, displacement, poor access to health services and
low coverage of sanitation facilities.
The IPC report estimates that 14 of the 23 assessed counties have
global acute malnutrition at or above the emergency threshold of 15%,
with some areas as high as 42%.
“More than one million children are currently estimated to be acutely
malnourished across South Sudan; over a quarter of a million children
are already severely malnourished. If we do not reach these children
with urgent aid many of them will die,” said Jeremy Hopkins, UNICEF
Representative in South Sudan.
“We urge all parties to allow humanitarian organizations unrestricted
access to the affected populations, so we can assist the most
vulnerable and prevent yet another humanitarian catastrophe,” he
added.
U.N agencies and other partners have conducted massive relief
operations since the conflict began, and intensified those efforts
throughout 2016 to mitigate the worst effects of the humanitarian
crisis. In Northern Bahr El Ghazal state, among others, the IPC
assessment team found that humanitarian relief had lessened the risk
of famine there.
In 2016, WFP said it reached a record 4 million people in war-ravaged
South Sudan with food assistance, including cash assistance amounting
to US$13.8 million, and more than 265,000 metric tons of food and
nutrition supplies. This is reportedly the highest largest number of
people assisted by WFP in South Sudan since independence from
neighbouring Sudan in July 2011.
(ST)
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20 February 11:31, by Eastern
This declaration will not be denied by the tribal government in
Juba because famine has sent families of SPLA soldiers to refugee
camps in the neighbouring countries, besides, any food assistance will
help the unpaid government employees as well.....
repondre message
20 February 15:48, by South South
Eastern,
This is what happen when people like you sit under computer
and beat a dream of war 7/24. We are calling for peace to help
everyone in South Sudan, but people like you think war will put them
in power, that’s all what you care. When there is war, people will be
killed, properties will destroyed and people will die from famine.
repondre message
20 February 12:38, by ngadodo
War and a collapsing economy have left some 100,000 people
starving in parts of South Sudan, it is Boma State which is variable
to Salva Kiir Government I think this man came as Evil of our people.
S Sudan its rich Country and in hand of Dump Man and don’t want to
resignation in order to pay away to knowledgeable people to take
Country forward, alway talk about him, him fought war meanwhile
repondre message
20 February 12:44, by ngadodo
his was slaughtering SPLA Solders prisoners and he was did
lettle in really wars what i know his in two war since then his
staying away from front line i don’t how many wars his in and some
people attendancing more then 100000 wars and now his took them aways.
repondre message
20 February 13:31, by hamil
"War and Collapsing economy"? Is Sudan Tribune for real? It is war
and an economy that has collapsed completely flat. And does anyone
actually think Kiir and the architects of this suffering the JCE give
a shit what people are going through? These Jieng of Aweil and Warrap
have no remorse they have cold and demonic hearts because it is them
and their leaders who brought the suffering to South Suda
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February 20, 2017 (JUBA) - War and a collapsing economy have left some
100,000 people starving in parts of South Sudan, government and three
United Nations agencies said Monday.
JPEG - 49.7 kb
IDPs wait to receive food rations and other items from the WFP at a
distribution point in Pibor town, Jonglei 21 March 2009 - (photo UN)
An additional one million people in the war-torn nation, the United
Nations agencies projected, could be on the brink of famine.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP)
warned that urgent action is needed to prevent more people from dying
of hunger.
“If sustained and adequate assistance is delivered urgently, the
hunger situation can be improved in the coming months and further
suffering mitigated,” partly reads a joint statement the agencies
issued on Monday.
The total number of food insecure people is expected to rise to 5.5
million at the height of the lean season in July if nothing is done to
curb the severity and spread of the food crisis.
According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)
update released today by the government, the three agencies and other
humanitarian partners, 4.9 million people, over 40% of South Sudan’s
population, are in need of urgent food, agriculture and nutrition
assistance.
Unimpeded humanitarian access to everyone facing famine, or at risk of
famine, is urgently needed to reverse the escalating catastrophe, the
UN agencies urged. Further spread of famine can only be prevented if
humanitarian assistance is scaled up and reaches the most vulnerable.
Famine, the agencies said, is currently affecting parts of Unity State
in the northern-central part of the country. A formal famine
declaration means people have already started dying of hunger. The
situation is the worst hunger catastrophe since fighting erupted over
three years ago.
“Famine has become a tragic reality in parts of South Sudan and our
worst fears have been realised. Many families have exhausted every
means they have to survive,” said FAO Representative in South Sudan,
Serge Tissot.
“The people are predominantly farmers and war has disrupted
agriculture. They’ve lost their livestock, even their farming tools.
For months there has been a total reliance on whatever plants they can
find and fish they can catch,” he added.
Malnutrition is a major public health emergency, exacerbated by the
widespread fighting, displacement, poor access to health services and
low coverage of sanitation facilities.
The IPC report estimates that 14 of the 23 assessed counties have
global acute malnutrition at or above the emergency threshold of 15%,
with some areas as high as 42%.
“More than one million children are currently estimated to be acutely
malnourished across South Sudan; over a quarter of a million children
are already severely malnourished. If we do not reach these children
with urgent aid many of them will die,” said Jeremy Hopkins, UNICEF
Representative in South Sudan.
“We urge all parties to allow humanitarian organizations unrestricted
access to the affected populations, so we can assist the most
vulnerable and prevent yet another humanitarian catastrophe,” he
added.
U.N agencies and other partners have conducted massive relief
operations since the conflict began, and intensified those efforts
throughout 2016 to mitigate the worst effects of the humanitarian
crisis. In Northern Bahr El Ghazal state, among others, the IPC
assessment team found that humanitarian relief had lessened the risk
of famine there.
In 2016, WFP said it reached a record 4 million people in war-ravaged
South Sudan with food assistance, including cash assistance amounting
to US$13.8 million, and more than 265,000 metric tons of food and
nutrition supplies. This is reportedly the highest largest number of
people assisted by WFP in South Sudan since independence from
neighbouring Sudan in July 2011.
(ST)
Comments on the Sudan Tribune website must abide by the following
rules. Contravention of these rules will lead to the user losing their
Sudan Tribune account with immediate effect.
- No inciting violence
- No inappropriate or offensive language
- No racism, tribalism or sectarianism
- No inappropriate or derogatory remarks
- No deviation from the topic of the article
- No advertising, spamming or links
- No incomprehensible comments
Due to the unprecedented amount of racist and offensive language on
the site, Sudan Tribune tries to vet all comments on the site.
There is now also a limit of 400 words per comment. If you want to
express yourself in more detail than this allows, please e-mail your
comment as an article to com...@sudantribune.com
Kind regards,
The Sudan Tribune editorial team.
20 February 11:31, by Eastern
This declaration will not be denied by the tribal government in
Juba because famine has sent families of SPLA soldiers to refugee
camps in the neighbouring countries, besides, any food assistance will
help the unpaid government employees as well.....
repondre message
20 February 15:48, by South South
Eastern,
This is what happen when people like you sit under computer
and beat a dream of war 7/24. We are calling for peace to help
everyone in South Sudan, but people like you think war will put them
in power, that’s all what you care. When there is war, people will be
killed, properties will destroyed and people will die from famine.
repondre message
20 February 12:38, by ngadodo
War and a collapsing economy have left some 100,000 people
starving in parts of South Sudan, it is Boma State which is variable
to Salva Kiir Government I think this man came as Evil of our people.
S Sudan its rich Country and in hand of Dump Man and don’t want to
resignation in order to pay away to knowledgeable people to take
Country forward, alway talk about him, him fought war meanwhile
repondre message
20 February 12:44, by ngadodo
his was slaughtering SPLA Solders prisoners and he was did
lettle in really wars what i know his in two war since then his
staying away from front line i don’t how many wars his in and some
people attendancing more then 100000 wars and now his took them aways.
repondre message
20 February 13:31, by hamil
"War and Collapsing economy"? Is Sudan Tribune for real? It is war
and an economy that has collapsed completely flat. And does anyone
actually think Kiir and the architects of this suffering the JCE give
a shit what people are going through? These Jieng of Aweil and Warrap
have no remorse they have cold and demonic hearts because it is them
and their leaders who brought the suffering to South Suda
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