FAO in South Sudan

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12 December 2022
(Kigali) – Fostering the ongoing fight against food insecurity and malnutrition, Members of Parliaments from eight Eastern African nations, and representatives of two Regional Economic Communities committed themselves to position the issues of food security and nutrition at the centre of national and regional legislative agenda. Holding their 4th General Assembly Meeting,...
30 November 2022
(Rumbek )- Strolling casually in the middle of his tree nursery on the edge of Rumbek town, Amatic Chol recalls how a brief visit to Kenya in the mid-1990s changed his life. The 65-year-old father of 21 children had gone to neighbouring Kenya to train as an ox plough trainer, but returned...
11 November 2022
(Juba) - The United Nations and the South Sudan Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) today launched the South Sudan Parliamentary Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition. As a member of the Eastern African Parliament Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, the aim of the South Sudan Parliamentary Alliance is to advance...
03 November 2022
  (Juba) – Hunger and malnutrition are on the rise across the flood, drought, and conflict-affected areas of South Sudan, with some communities likely to face starvation if humanitarian assistance is not sustained and climate adaptation measures are not scaled-up, the United Nations warned today. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification...
18 October 2022
(Juba) – The United Nations is calling for concerted efforts to address the root causes of food insecurity and malnutrition in South Sudan. Severe, multiyear flood events, surging subnational violence, and economic pressures are pushing more people into worsening levels of acute food insecurity – a key driver of childhood...