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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The United Nations food agency, WFP has inked a $1.4 million in funding agreements with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to treat and prevent malnutrition across Sudan and South Sudan.<\/p>\n

The funding according to WFP, will help more than 35,000 children and pregnant or breastfeeding mothers impacted by conflict, economic shocks, and climate events.<\/p>\n

It targets \u201c29,000 in Sudan who have been caught up in the war and almost 6,000 in South Sudan who are impacted by an ongoing humanitarian crisis driven by conflict and economic and climate crises.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis funding comes at a critical time, it\u2019s been one year since the conflict in Sudan began and has since spiraled into what may soon be the world\u2019s largest hunger crisis,\u201d said Michael Dunford, WFP Regional Director for the East Africa region.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith extreme hunger comes malnutrition and we have already started to receive reports of children in Sudan dying of starvation. Support for our nutrition programmes is critical to prevent these deaths as well as the long-term impacts of childhood malnutrition,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

WFP\u2019s Executive Director, Cindy McCain, and the Royal Court Advisor and Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah signed the agreements in Paris.<\/p>\n

The deal comes ahead of a pledging conference for the Sudan crisis slated to take place soon.<\/p>\n

Dr. Abdullah Al Moallem, Director of KSrelief\u2019s Health and Environmental Aid Department said \u201cthese programs will enable those in need to access vital food and medical assistance and will help the us to fight famine and malnutrition in both countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are committed to supporting vulnerable population groups in Sudan and South Sudan, and to fostering a healthier and more resilient future for all communities,\u201dhe added.<\/p>\n

According to WFP, \u201cin Sudan, 4.9 million children under five and pregnant or breastfeeding women are acutely malnourished \u2013 a 22% increase from the previous year.<\/p>\n

Of this, 730,000 children are suffering from severe acute malnutrition.<\/p>\n

In the case of South Sudan, it said \u201c1.6 million children and 870,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women are expected to be malnourished this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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