5.3 mn South Sudanese may face food crisis: UN
Up to 5.3 million people in South Sudan may face severe food shortages this year, the United Nations World Food Programme said on Monday. The number has almost reportedly doubled from January to March, when the number was pegged at 2.8 million. The UN says 1.69 million South Sudanese are displaced internally and 7,12,000 have fled to neighbouring countries.