WFP continues to distribute food & cash as part of the lean season response in #SouthSudan

🔛Distributions are ongoing in Aweil East, Pibor, Abyei, Canal/Pigi, Koch, Leer, Mayendit & Twic🍲

The war in Sudan risks triggering the world’s largest hunger crisis.

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Nyayuit Gol, once displaced by flooding in #SouthSudan , is now part of the Sustainable Fuel for Cooking initiative transforming lives and building resilience. Join us in supporting innovation and fighting food insecurity. Share your meal ▶️ bit.ly/3MWSLqR🌱💡

Foreign Minister Dr. James Pitia Morgan held a sideline meeting with World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain, during a conference in Paris, France.

The focus of their discussion was enhancing road access from #SouthSudan to #Sudan to facilitate efficient food delivery.

Cash allows people to buy what they want & strengthens the local economy📈

In Aweil, World Food Programme is providing cash as part of the lean season response.

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Thank you KSrelief for your contribution to treat and prevent malnutrition across Sudan and South Sudan.

Your support will help 6,000 children and pregnant & breastfeeding mothers in #SouthSudan who are impacted by the ongoing humanitarian crisis.

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More than 630k people have crossed the border into #SouthSudan since the start of the war in Sudan

⚠️Hunger & malnutrition have reached crisis levels and they increase the longer families languish at the border

World Food Programme is providing food & nutrition assistance but needs are rising

1 year of conflict in Sudan has killed thousands and unleashed a humanitarian disaster, pushing more than 630k people into #SouthSudan

Cindy McCain and humanitarian leaders demand the int. community to push for peace, humanitarian access & funding for aid👇🏿
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Since the start of the war in Sudan 1 year ago more than 630k people have crossed the border into #SouthSudan

World Food Programme has been there since the beginning, providing fortified biscuits, food, cash & nutrition assistance at the border + food in their final destinations.

Hunger and malnutrition among those crossing the border from Sudan have reached crisis levels.

WFP #SouthSudan provides fortified biscuits, food, cash & nutrition assistance but needs are rising and more funding is needed.

Our #PhotoOfTheWeek is this beautiful sunset over World Food Programme's warehouse in Kapoeta

WFP implements multiple activities across Eastern Equatoria State, including food distributions, nutrition programs, resilience activities, smallholder support and school meals✅

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Sudan’s war has claimed thousands of lives, forced millions from their homes and sparked economic turmoil across the region that is deepening the hunger crisis.

'The fighting must stop now, or the region may soon become the world’s largest hunger crisis.” says Cindy McCain

Since the outbreak of fighting in #Sudan , over 630k people have crossed into #SouthSudan , a country where 7.1 million people are already acutely hungry.

Cross-border trade has been affected and prices have more than doubled in some areas⚠️

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As both a cause and effect of food insecurity, gender inequality limits food access for people of all genders.

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Hamsalima and her family fled Sudan last year and sought refuge in Wedwil, #SouthSudan , where they receive food assistance from WFP.

She and her younger son were malnourished when they arrived but after receiving nutrition support from WFP & UNICEF they recovered👏🏿

Hunger & malnutrition among people crossing the border from Sudan have reached crisis levels, increasing the longer families stay there

WFP provides specialized nutritious food to children and pregnant & lactating women as well as fortified biscuits upon arrival in #SouthSudan

WFP wishes the Muslim Community in South Sudan a prosperous Eid filled with joy, peace, and endless blessings.

Eid Mubarak to you and your family!

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2023 was a difficult year in #SouthSudan , with conflict, economic shocks, the climate crisis and the impact of the conflict in Sudan affecting millions of people

Despite everything World Food Programme managed to support >5 million people across the country

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#DidYouKnow that the lean season falls between April and August in #SouthSudan ?

That's the period between household food stocks running out and the next harvest, and also the period when World Food Programme supports more people across the country.

Our #PhotoOfTheWeek is this group being registered in SCOPE, WFP’s beneficiary management system.

With this system World Food Programme can identify & support people wherever they are, following strict security measures to keep their data safe.

>6 million people are registered in #SouthSudan