In Numbers 6.01 million people facing acute food insecurity from February to April 2020 (IPC) 1.7 million acutely malnourished women and children (IPC) 1.57 million people assisted by WFP in February...
Displaced Tastes is a research project run by the Rift Valley Institute in partnership with the Catholic University of South Sudan under the X-Border Local Research Network. The project examines the...
Key Messages In March, Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse outcomes are widespread. Most households have depleted their cereal stocks from the 2019/2020 harvest and the availability of livestock products,...
After more than six years of conflict, South Sudan remains one of the most food-insecure countries in the world. Ongoing violence, flooding, resultant population displacement, and disrupted trade,...
This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 103 events in the region. This week’s main...
Key messages COVID-19 can cause an increase in food insecurity and malnutrition with the likely spill over of the global economic downturn in the region, disruption of global supply chains and trade,...
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides...
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides...
GENEVA (31 March 2020) – A UN human rights expert called for the immediate lifting of international sanctions to prevent hunger crises in countries hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. "The continued...
Background More than half of South Sudan’s population – 6.5 million people out of 12 million – were expected to face severe food insecurity at the height of the annual hunger season – even before...