S.Sudan: 100,000+ could go hungry as UN suspends food aid

Over 100,000 people are staring hunger in the face following the suspension of food assistance by the World Food Program (WFP) in South Sudan, the UN agency warned Monday. The WFP said that due to funding shortfall from donors it will start suspending monthly food rations starting in October until next year for 106,000 internally …

UN chief warns of ‘unprecedented global hunger crisis’

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday warned of an “unprecedented global hunger crisis,” saying next year could be worse. “The war in Ukraine has compounded problems that have been brewing for years: climate disruption, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the deeply unequal recovery,” Guterres told in an address to the UN Ministerial Conference on food security. …

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