THE World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday appealed to donors to provide funds to enable it to preposition 147,000 metric tonnes of food aid in South Sudan ahead of the rainy season when roads become impassable.
The WFP said that it faces a funding gap of $461 million between December 2024 and May 2025 to support the urgent humanitarian needs of millions of crisis-affected people.
“South Sudan is facing a confluence of crises that continue to push millions of families towards new levels of vulnerability,” the WFP said in its latest report on South Sudan.
The country continues to grapple with a long-standing humanitarian crisis marked by chronic food and nutrition insecurity, it said.
On 1 November, the WFP appealed for $404 million to ramp up humanitarian operations in 2025 amid warning of rising hunger. It urged donors to provide early funding for next year’s operations so that food can be prepositioned to prevent spiralling operational costs and hunger through 2025.
According to the WFP, the ongoing conflict in Sudan has compounded the situation by driving 854,000 people into South Sudan by 31 October.
“The country continues to grapple with an unprecedented economic meltdown, fuelled by the Sudan conflict that disrupted oil production and food supply, triggering nationwide inflation,” the WFP said.
Xinhua
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