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IPC Warns of 'Catastrophic' Hunger in South Sudan, Projects 7.55 Million Malnourished Next Lean Season

Conflict-driven access restrictions are cutting off key areas from aid, pushing crisis zones toward famine.

FILE - Women wait for cash assistance and dry grain from the U.N. World Food Program in Gendrassa refugee camp, Maban, South Sudan, on Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly, File)

Overview

  • The IPC says 28,000 people in Nasir and Fangak are in catastrophic food insecurity and calls for an immediate, large-scale response.
  • WFP reports access to eastern Nasir has been largely blocked since February, with a verification mission last month securing assurances to reach those populations for the first time this year.
  • ICRC figures indicate nearly 2,000 people killed and more than 445,000 displaced this year as violence escalates.
  • Heavy fighting and airstrikes have effectively partitioned Nasir, driving tens of thousands into informal sites along the Sobat River and hindering deliveries.
  • Flooding, looting and a cholera outbreak are worsening conditions, with 5.97 million people currently facing acute malnutrition and millions of children and pregnant or breastfeeding women at risk by mid-2026.