Overview
- UN agencies said 7.8 million people in South Sudan face acute hunger, equal to 56% of the population.
- The assessment warns of famine risk in parts of Upper Nile and Jonglei, with 73,300 people in catastrophic IPC Phase 5 and 11 counties projected to see extremely critical malnutrition.
- In Somalia, aid groups report that shipping diversions have stretched delivery times for therapeutic foods to 55–65 days and disrupted stock planning.
- Costs have surged, with a carton of peanut-based therapeutic paste up to about $200 from $55, while clinics ration treatment and some children are turned away.
- OCHA’s $852 million appeal for Somalia is only about 14% funded, and conflict and access blockages in South Sudan are shutting services as WFP rushes supplies to remote areas before early rains.