UN warns 500,000 more people will need humanitarian aid in South Sudan

JUBA, 27 November 2022, (TON): UN has said in a report "some 9.4 million people in South Sudan will need humanitarian assistance and protection services next year, half a million more than the current number."
According to the 2023 South Sudan Humanitarian Needs Overview report, more people will face food insecurity in 2023. Currently, nearly a third of 12.4 million people living in South Sudan are facing severe food insecurity.
The report said "humanitarian conditions have been worsened by endemic violence, conflict, access constraints, operational interference, public health challenges and climate change effects such as flooding and drought."

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