The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security says the government will continue intervention efforts to save lives and try to monitor food security in the country.
Dr Lam Akol Ajawin says the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report calls on the government and humanitarian agencies to act, Radio Bakhita reports.
He attributes the alarming food insecurity level in the country to economic crisis and low production from recent harvest.
More than four million people are expected to suffer severe food insecurity next month.
Meanwhile, UN Humanitarian Coordinator, Eugene Owusu says the figure shown by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification is worrying.
He says access to risk areas and limited resources are the major challenges for the delivery of humanitarian services.
The report calls on all actors to scale up efforts in the lean season to prevent further deterioration of food security and malnutrition.