UN Warns Millions Face Potential Famine in South Sudan

The United Nations warns millions of people in South Sudan are facing a potential famine because of a huge funding shortfall.  A senior U.N. official says more than $230 million is needed in the next two months to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe.   About one million South Sudanese have been forced to flee their homes during the past 100 days.  More than 800,000 are internally displaced within South Sudan.  The rest are refugees in neighboring countries. The U.N....

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