UN Warns Of ‘Hunger Catastrophe’ For South Sudanese Children -- UN News Centre
Two United Nations humanitarian agencies today called for action to stop a potential famine in South Sudan which they said is being allowed to happen, just as it occurred in Somalia and the Horn of Africa three years ago.
“The world should not wait for a famine to be announced while children here are dying each and every day,” said Anthony Lake, Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “We all have to do more, and quickly, to keep more children alive.”
Mr. Lake and World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Ertharin Cousin visited with displaced families seeking shelter at a UN base in Malakal, in the Upper Nile state of South Sudan.
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More News On Reports That South Sudan Is Facing Famine
South Sudan: A country falling into famine -- Unicef
UN Warns of 'World's Worst' Food Crisis in South Sudan -- IBTimes
South Sudan food crisis worst in the world: UN -- AFP
UN sounds urgent famine warning for S Sudan -- Al Jazeera
South Sudan's food crisis 'worst in the world' - UN -- BBC
Threat of Famine Looms in South Sudan -- US Department of State
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