A roundup of five key stories from last week on humanitarian issues in Sudan and South Sudan:
South Sudan hunger crisis to affect 4 million (BBC, 2 July 2014) — Some four million people in South Sudan are likely to face critical food shortages next month, British aid agencies have warned.
MSF: health care under attack in South Sudan (Radio Tamazuj, 2 July 2014) — South Sudan’s civil war has seen shocking attacks on health facilities, said medical charity Doctors Without Borders-Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in a press conference Tuesday.
Cholera spreads to Unity and Upper Nile states (Radio Tamazuj, 4 July 2014) — South Sudan’s cholera outbreak is worsening with reports of outbreaks in overcrowded and unsanitary camps in Unity and Upper Nile State.
Drought, instability worsen food insecurity in Sudan (Radio Dabanga, 2 July 2014) — At least five million Sudanese will probably face varied levels of acute food insecurity until September.
Over 26,000 in need of food in Jonglei’s Duk County (Sudan Tribune, 3 July 2014) — More than 26,000 people in Koyiom, Payai, Pan-arou and other higher-grounds in the swampy areas of Duk county South Sudan’s Jonglei state urgently need food assistance, authorities said.
Photo: (MSF/Andreea Campeanu)