South Sudan: Thousands facing starvation as food aid cuts hit

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Two children and an adult have died of starvation in South Sudan as the suspension of food aid begins to hit, aid workers have told the BBC. The deaths occurred in a displacement camp in the northern Warrap state. It comes after the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) said it had suspended rationing programmes in parts of the country due to a lack of funding. In June, the body said it needed $426m (£352m) to continue distributing food. But that aid has not been forthcoming as the international community has focussed on other overlapping crises, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sami Al Subaihi, a Médecins Sans Frontières worker at the camp, said that one of the children was just five years old.(BBC)…[+]