South Sudan’s aid crisis deepens as food stocks run low
South Sudan is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis as food stocks dwindle and refugees continue to flee the ongoing conflict in Sudan. The World Food Programme warns that over one million people could lose access to life-saving aid by October due to severe funding shortages.
Why it matters
The intersection of regional conflict and climate shocks is creating a catastrophic food insecurity situation that requires urgent international intervention.
More than one million people could lose life-saving aid by October as funding shrinks and arrivals from Sudan continue.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Families gather inside a WFP registration centre in Renk, South Sudan, after fleeing the war in Sudan. Funding shortages threaten food and nutrition assistance for hundreds of thousands of refugees and asylum seekers [Maura Ajak/Al Jazeera] By Maura Ajak Published On 7 Oct 2026 7 Oct 2026 Renk, South Sudan – The arrivals begin before dawn. Women carry children and plastic bags; men walk with almost nothing. Every week, about 3,000 refugees and returnees cross into South Sudan from Sudan.
Many arrive hungry, exhausted and with little or no money. But the food assistance they depend on is also running out.
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