08/05/2025
SAD News
JUSTIN: OVER 60,000 MALNOURISHED CHILDREN IN SOUTH SUDAN RISK DYING DUE TO CUT IN NUTRITIONAL SERVICES.
Juba, May 7th, 2025
Over 60,000 malnourished children in South Sudanโs Upper Nile State are at risk of plunging deeper into malnutrition as treatment supplies run critically low and resupply efforts are hampered, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF warned on Thursday.
According to a joint statement from the two UN agencies, intensified fighting along the White Nile River has meant no humanitarian supplies have reached the area in almost a month. The river is the main humanitarian supply corridor into Upper Nile.
โUpper Nile state has some of the highest rates of malnutrition in South Sudan, with over 300,000 children affected by moderate or severe malnutrition in the past year. As the rainy season progresses and conflict continues to displace families, the spread of waterborne diseases and increased food insecurity is expected to contribute to a rise in the number of malnourished children,โ the statement reads in part. โWithout urgent access and resupply of vital assistance, WFP and UNICEF expect to exhaust nutrition supplies to treat moderate and severe cases of malnutrition by the end of May.โ
โThis will bring life-saving treatment programs across the state to a standstill, impacting tens of thousands of children undergoing treatment,โ the statement added.
According to the statement, in mid-April, barges carrying 1,000 metric tonnes of food and nutrition supplies bound for Upper Nile state were forced to return due to insecurity. Almost 3,000 additional metric tonnes are on standby in Bor โ a humanitarian cargo hub along the Nile River โ ready for delivery as soon as conditions allow.
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