By XINHUA More by this AuthorJUBAThe United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday said it had resumed direct deliveries of emergency food aid to South Sudan through the Kenyan border point of Nadapal, as the number of hungry people in the country surged. "For the first time since 2018, WFP has managed to send a humanitarian convoy from Kenya directly into South Sudan via the Nadapal border crossing just as hunger is peaking in the country," WFP said in a statement issued in Juba. It said that the nine-truck convoy, carrying some 280 tons of food, will be enough to feed 20,000 people for a month. TONS OF RELIEF FOODAdvertisementWFP said it had delivered millions of tons of relief food through the route before a suspension linked to the poor road network and insecurity. "Our backs are against the wall and time is of the essence," said Matthew Hollingworth, WFP country director in South Sudan.

Source: Daily Nation June 10, 2020 03:33 UTC