Half of South Sudan population faces acute hunger: WFP

Around 5 million people – nearly half the population of South Sudan – could face acute hunger in the next three months during the lean season, when traditionally hunger worsens forcing tens of thousands to flee to places like Darfur, says the World Food Programme. Too many people are unable to meet their food needs because of the combined effects of more than two years of fighting, a collapsing economy, high food prices and erratic rainfall.