FAO in South Sudan

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25 June 2021
Dor Anei Garang became a widow early. At the age of 23, her husband Chol died during an armed conflict and she remained alone in Gakrol, a small village near Aweil, with six children to raise. Dor’s only support arrived from Bol, her brother-in-law, but it was never enough to...
14 June 2021
Kicking off its Summer Series dialogue sessions on food systems, the UN Association of New York convened a digital dialogue with the Rome-based Agencies (RBAs) working for Zero Hunger and food security, with FAO’s Representative in South Sudan sharing milestones and challenges from a country-level context
09 June 2021
The gallery shows the activities of the Emergency Livelihood Response Programme (ELRP) in Rumbek, Lakes, South Sudan, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) and implemented by FAO through OXFAM International.
02 June 2021
The situation in South Sudan has proven to be unpredictable and volatile. New hotspots of violent conflict and civil unrest have continued to emerge and levels of severe acute food insecurity have become progressively worse. In addition to years of fighting and political instability, the country faces natural hazards, disease...
01 June 2021
Every day Mary Liango keeps a busy routine. In the morning, she cleans up the compound, attends her poultry and fetches water from a new borehole. In the afternoon, Mary goes to collect lalob and other wild fruits from the forest, she processes them and sells the product at the...