Western embassies condemn looting of WFP food convoy in Upper Nile
Western embassies and the European Union have condemned the attack and looting of a WFP river convoy in Upper Nile State, warning the incident threatens life-saving humanitarian operations. In a joint statement, the embassies of Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Delegation of the European Union […]
WFP suspends aid operations in Baliet after armed attacks on convoy
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended its humanitarian operations in Baliet County, Upper Nile State, following a series of armed attacks on a river convoy transporting life-saving assistance. In a statement, WFP said a 12-boat convoy carrying more than 1,500 metric tons of food and non-food relief items was attacked repeatedly between […]
WFP seeks safe access to deliver aid in Jonglei
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has called on all parties to the conflict in South Sudan to urgently halt military operations and allow safe humanitarian access to enable the delivery of life-saving food assistance to hundreds of thousands of people in Jonglei State. WFP warned that escalating insecurity in the region threatens to […]
SSNBS, WFP sign MoU to refurbish national standards laboratory
The South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Food Programme (WFP) to support the refurbishment of the SSNBS Laboratory, marking a major step forward in strengthening the country’s quality infrastructure and regulatory capacity. The partnership is aimed at enhancing laboratory testing services through improved infrastructure […]
MSF airdrops life-saving aid to hard-to-reach Jonglei communities
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has carried out emergency airdrops of relief supplies to communities in Fangak County, Jonglei State, cut off by flooding and insecurity. The operation delivered 24 consignments, each weighing up to 100 kilograms, directly to green fields near local health facilities, ensuring vital medical support reaches the most vulnerable populations. “During the […]
US Embassy condemns alleged SSPDF looting humanitarian supplies in Fangak
The United States Embassy in South Sudan has strongly condemned the looting of humanitarian supplies destined for vulnerable populations in Fangak County, Jonglei State, by alleged South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) troops. In a statement, the Embassy denounced what it described as a troubling pattern of predation targeting those providing life-saving assistance to civilians […]
WFP gets Japanese aid to feed crisis-hit South Sudanese
The Government of Japan has committed $3.2 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to deliver life-saving food assistance and school meals to vulnerable communities across South Sudan. Announced during a press briefing in Juba on Wednesday, the contribution comes at a time when 7.7 million people in South Sudan face acute food […]
Renewed conflict pushes parts of South Sudan to brink of famine
A deadly combination of escalating conflict, mass displacement, and rampant disease is driving food insecurity and malnutrition to catastrophic levels in parts of South Sudan, with humanitarian agencies warning that two counties in Upper Nile State are now at risk of famine. According to the latest analysis from Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), global […]
Saudi-funded nutrition aid reaches over 6,000 women, children in South Sudan
More than 6,000 vulnerable women and children in South Sudan’s flood-affected Unity State have received life-saving nutrition support, thanks to a $400,000 contribution from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In a statement on Tuesday, World Food Program said the contribution channelled through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) facilitated the procurement and […]
South Sudan Faces Looming Hunger Crisis, Warns WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has raised alarm over a worsening hunger situation in South Sudan, warning that millions of vulnerable people are on the brink of starvation. In a statement released on Wednesday, WFP said the country is nearing record hunger levels, particularly in the northeast, where conflict is escalating. “Vulnerable families […]
