Conflict and Drought Drive Hunger Crisis Across South Sudan

(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – Conflict and prolonged dry conditions continue to drive displacement and deepen food insecurity across South Sudan, with the situation particularly severe in Eastern and Western Equatoria, Warrap, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Jonglei and Upper Nile states. Below average rainfall has caused crop losses, degraded pasture andContinue Reading

Aid Workers Must Never Be a Target, WFP Says

(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – The United Nations World Food Programme has strongly condemned a severe security incident and the forced offloading of humanitarian food assistance during a recent river convoy operation in Ayod County, Jonglei State. On 29th September 2026, armed youth in Chuilbong assaulted and threatened two humanitarian staffContinue Reading