Three people, two children and a woman have died of starvation in South Sudan’s northern Warrap state over the last two days as the country starts feeling the effects of a suspension of food aid.
A World Food Programme official has confirmed to the BBC that the UN agency is no longer distributing food countrywide after issuing out the last rations a week ago.
This leaves more than 60% of the population facing starvation with some now turning to fresh water plants floating on the river and wild leaves for survival.
The WFP announced early last month that it would stop distribution of food to those in need of assistance because of a chronic shortage of funding.
The UN agency said it required US Dollars 426m to reach six million food insecure people through 2022.END.