Famine declared in parts of South Sudan

Famine has been declared parts of South Sudan, where an estimated 100,000 people are already starving.

“Famine has become a tragic reality in parts of South Sudan,” said Serge Tissot, FAO country representative in South Sudan. He said, “Many families have exhausted every means they have to survive.”

According to the latest report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), famine is currently affecting parts of Unity State in the Northern central part of the country.

The chairperson of the National Bureau of Statistics, Isiah Chol, delivered a statement, asking the Humanitarian actors to scale up efforts to contain the deteriorating food security in the country.