The WFP said it exhausted all options before suspending food assistance to millions, including halving rations in 2021.
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended part of its food aid in South Sudan due to a funding shortage – heightening the risk of starvation for 1.7 million people.
The move to suspend aid will affect almost a third of the 6.2 million people in South Sudan the WFP had planned to assist this year. It comes as global food prices soar amid the Russia-Ukraine war, leaving humanitarian agencies working in Africa to work with funding shortfalls.
Climate change is also exacerbating the situation, with South Sudan facing severe flooding, localised drought…
