UN: 30,000 South Sudanese Near Death by Starvation

A new report says 30,000 people in South Sudan's Unity State are on the brink of starvation and death amid growing hunger in the war-ravaged country. The report from U.N.-backed food security experts warns four Unity State counties could slide into famine conditions by the end of the year without immediate humanitarian assistance. Nearly four million South Sudanese in all, about a third of the population, are said to be in a food crisis or emergency, mostly in Unity, Jonglei and...

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