(ANSA) – ROME, JUN 14 – The UN World Food Program (WFP-WFP) will have to suspend food aid in South Sudan due to lack of funds, while more than half of the country’s population is grappling with a serious food insecurity. Pam, quoted by the BBC, says that among the victims of the cuts there will be almost 200,000 children deprived of daily school meals, considered crucial for keeping them in school.
“We are extremely concerned about the impact of the funding cuts on children, women and men who will not have enough to eat during the lean season,” said Adeyinka Badejo, deputy director of WFP in South Sudan. “If this continues, we will face bigger and more costly problems in the future, including increased mortality, malnutrition, stunting and disease,” she added.
The crisis was fueled by conflicts, floods, droughts and rising food prices, the latter exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. WFP is appealing for over $ 400 million. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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