UN raising alarm about food security in South Sudan Report—Miraya FM The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Lise Grande, has said the food security situation in the country is alarming. In an interview with Radio Miraya, Grande said that about a third of the population is food insecure, and the situation is expected to worsen by next year due to a number of factors.
An assessment carried out by United Nations and government experts concluded that cereal production in the country will fall by between 30-60% next year. Grande said the most highly affected areas will be those bordering Sudan, where there have been massive displacements due to violent conflict and Southerners moving out of Sudan following independence. "There have been 350,000 southerners who have come from the North, trying to re-integrate into their community. You have 325,000 who have been displaced as a result of conflict, you add up those numbers and that's seven hundred thousand people that are moving in South Sudan. Another factor that has impacted on food security is the border closures. Food couldn't get into the south, they couldn't get in. And so what you saw, particularly in those border areas that the price of food in the markets escalated dramatically." -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
