Lasting calm, commitment to peace process critical as important planting season approaches
Figure: Displaced civilians leave the UN Mission in South Sudan base in UN House, after seeking refuge at the base in the wake of recent clashes in Juba, 12 July 2016
FAO 16 July 2016, Rome/Juba - Millions of people facing hunger in South Sudan will be driven to the brink of catastrophe if renewed flashes of violence derail the fragile peace process, FAO said today. The Organization called for calm and stability, warning that if peace does not hold, the human costs of recent fighting in Juba will be compounded by deepening hunger across the entire country.
The most recent assessment, released last month, showed South Sudan was already in dire straits, with over 4.8 million people severely food insecure and malnutrition rates rampant. The assessment projected severe food shortages over the months to come and warned of the risk of hunger crises in parts of the country.
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