Famine declared in South Sudan with over 1 lakh affected
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan with over 1 lakh people facing starvation as a result of the country's three-year-long civil war. UN agencies have warned that an additional 10 lakh people were on the brink of famine. This is the first famine to be declared since 2011 in Somalia, wherein over 25 lakh people died.