South Sudan Humanitarian Crisis: Thousands of Displaced People Face Starvation and Access Barriers

Following the floods, nearly 70,000 people who have migrated to the Jonglei Canal are dependent on aid. However, the area’s isolation makes it difficult to distribute assistance, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).

Many South Sudanese, including those in Gorwai, have been forced to flee their flood-ravaged villages. Having lost their land and livestock, these displaced people now rely on humanitarian aid to survive.

The World Food Programme (WFP) estimates that nearly 70,000 people living along the Jonglei Canal are dependent on this aid.

However, access to the area is extremely difficult due to its isolation, making the delivery of food by airdrop necessary.

Aid workers face several obstacles, including the halving of food rations due to a lack of funding and a challenging economic context.

The lack of adequate infrastructure further complicates the distribution of aid. Since gaining independence in 2011, South Sudan has been plagued by civil war, which began in 2013.