UN Food and Agriculture Organization or FAO warned that South Sudan’s continuous fighting loosened food security and threatens to increase hunger.
FAO Country Representative Sue Lautze said displacement of some 355 thousand people was a major concern, generating an alarming risk of food insecurity and malnutrition.
She said it was essential that security and stability return to South Sudan immediately so that displaced people can return to their homes, fields, herds and fishing grounds.
Ms Lautze said the country was already facing challenges of livestock diseases as animals were dying at a rate of 40 to 50 percent in some areas.
She said FAO and its partners recently made progress in partially controlling the diseases and reducing mortality through systematic vaccination.