UN warns South Sudan refugees at risk as aid funding runs short

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UN warns South Sudan refugees at risk as aid funding runs short  Two United Nations agencies warned on Friday that hundreds of thousands of refugees in South Sudan are at risk of losing much needed humanitarian assistance due to a lack of funding.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/16/un-warns-south-sudan-refugees-at-risk-as-aid-funding-runs-short  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:01Two United Nations agencies said hundreds of thousands of refugees in South Sudan could lose humanitarian aid because of funding

00:10shortages.

00:11The World Food Programme and the UNHCR say more than 650,000 refugees who fled neighbouring countries could be cut

00:19off from aid.

00:23Without immediate funding, assistance for more than 650,000 refugees will be reduced, putting lives and future at risk.

00:34This could mean fewer food rations, reduced nutrition support for children and mothers.

00:40The WFP estimates that up to 3,000 refugees and refugees are still living in South Sudan from neighbouring Sudan

00:48each week as fighting continues across the region.

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