UN warns Africa’s youngest nation is going through a meals disaster.
South Sudan is on the verge of a devastating starvation disaster, the World Meals Programme has warned.
In its brief historical past, Africa’s youngest nation has been battered by armed battle and the consequences of local weather change.
Now, the inflow of half one million individuals – escaping the violence in neighbouring Sudan – is worsening an already precarious humanitarian scenario.
Support companies say extra funding and unhindered entry is important to supply thousands and thousands of South Sudanese with desperately wanted meals help.
However how difficult is it to safe this funding? And what could be performed to deal with the mass displacement of individuals from throughout the border?
Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom
Friends:
Angelina Nyajima – Government director of Hope Restoration South Sudan, a non-governmental organisation that runs humanitarian and peace-building programmes
Alan Boswell – Horn of Africa director for the Worldwide Disaster Group
Gemma Snowdon – Head of communications on the World Meals Programme in South Sudan
