UN seeks $1.3 bn in humanitarian aid for S Sudan
The United Nations is seeking the "bare minimum" of $1.3 billion in humanitarian aid for South Sudan, to support 5.1 million people reportedly facing life-threatening circumstances in the nation. According to the UN, 2.3 million people have been displaced due to the civil war in South Sudan, while over 6,80,000 children below the age of five are acutely malnourished.