There is no other way to get food to this starving hamlet in South Sudan. AdvertisementCRISIS LEVELSIn February, just days before the old foes declared an end to the conflict their rivalry started, the United Nations announced hunger in South Sudan was again at crisis levels. Those urging an emergency response say peace and stability offers South Sudan its best shot at averting a repeat of a 2017 famine. South Sudan has an estimated 250 kilometres (155 miles) of paved road in a country the size of France. "We couldn't do that in previous years, because there was active fighting up there," said Fiona Lithgow, who heads WFP's specialist units brokering access in South Sudan.

Source: Daily Nation March 09, 2020 17:37 UTC