Why The Famine In South Sudan Keeps Getting Worse
The U.N. says Sudan — and three other countries — are the scene of catastrophic famine. What are the causes?
Things are spiraling downward in South Sudan, one of four nations where, according to the U.N., the greatest humanitarian crisis since 1945 is unfolding.
And in the case of South Sudan, it's not drought or climate change that's causing the catastrophe. It's civil war.
Last month the U.N. declared a famine in two parts of the country and warned that nearly half the population is in urgent need of food assistance.
Soon after this declaration, the was forced to pull most of its staff out of one of the famine-stricken zones because of fighting in the area. A skeleton crew of 7 local staff members remained behind. Then on Sunday, armed gunmen abducted those workers.
