Nearly eight million people in South Sudan at risk of acute hunger: NGOs

Nearly eight million people in South Sudan are at risk of acute hunger, according to a United Nations report. This figure represents 56% of the population, with 2.2 million children aged six months to five years suffering from acute malnutrition. NGOs are urging the international community to take immediate action to prevent an irreversible humanitarian catastrophe, exacerbated by ethnic conflict and supply shortages.