South Sudan, 5 November 2025 — A new international report has warned of worsening hunger in parts of South Sudan, where no food aid has reached conflict-affected areas since early this year, raising fears that the country is edging closer to famine.
According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report, about 28,000 people in Nasir and Fangak counties are facing severe food insecurity and require “urgent and large-scale humanitarian response” to avert catastrophe.
The two areas have long been under the control of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO), led by suspended First Vice President Riek Machar, who faces government accusations of links to a recent militia attack that killed 250 soldiers.
The clashes have displaced tens of thousands of civilians along the Sobat River, where observers warn that continued fighting and aid disruptions could push the region into full-scale famine.
