SOUTH SUDAN MAY SEE A FAMINE ACCORDING TO WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP)...
Roughly 5.5 million people in South Sudan are expected to “be going hungry” early next year, due to drought, destruction by floods, and an “uncertain political future,” the UN warned in a report on Thursday. "With all the catastrophes around the world, the last thing we need is another,” World Food Program (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley was quoted as saying in the report. “We know the problems that we’ve been having in South Sudan, but the rains and the floods have led to a national disaster and are much worse than anyone could have anticipated,” he added. Beasley even said he fears South Sudan will face a famine, calling for immediate support in order to rescue the people of the world’s newest-born state. “In fact, if we don't get funding in the next few weeks and months, we are literally talking about famine. We need support, we need help and we need it now,” he said. South Sudan, according to the WFP report, survived famine four months in 2017 only throu...