UN screens children for severe hunger in South Sudan

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United Nations Children agency, UNICEF and World Food Programme are carrying out hunger testing among children in Warrap State.
 
The agencies believe 26 thousand children are severely malnourished in Warrap alone.
 
Severe levels of food insecurity, poor maternal and child feeding practices are alarming in the state.
 
The UN agencies trained 240 volunteers to conduct door to door assessment of children.