Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: South Sudan, Sudan
HIGHLIGHTS
• In Sudan, some 550,000 children are severely malnourished and at risk of death, according to UNICEF.
• WFP nutrition interventions are constrained by a lack of funding and difficulties in importing nutrition supplements.
• According to the MoH, 2,896 measles cases, with 43 deaths, have been reported in Sudan.
• Heavy rains and floods in different parts of the country are affecting delivery of aid to those in need.
• Major border crossing points with South Sudan have closed due to heavy rains, resulting in fewer South Sudanese arrivals this week.