WFP suspends food aid to South Sudan amid funding crunch

STORY: WFP suspends food aid to South Sudan amid funding crunch DATELINE: June 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Juba CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of South Sudanese lining up for relief food at a WFP camp 2. various of the airdrops 3. various of locals collecting the relief food after the airdrops 4. SOUNDBITE (English): ADEYINKA BADEJO, Acting Country Director of the WFP in South Sudan 5. various of a flooded village STORYLINE: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said Tuesday it has been forced to suspend food assistance to South Sudanese due to a critical funding crunch, heightening the risk of starvation for 1.7 million people. The WFP said the suspension of aid comes at the worst possible time for the people of South Sudan as the country faces a year of record hunger. "Humanitarian needs are far exceeding the funding we have received this year. If this continues, we will face bigger and more costly problems in the future, including increased mortality, malnutrition, stunti