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UN gravely concerned at South Sudan’s ‘food security crisis’

by Associated Press

The UN Security Council is expressing grave concern at the “food security crisis” in war-torn South Sudan. The council said in a statement after closed-door briefings on Friday that ongoing fighting in the country’s five-year civil war “is one of the main direct causes” of food insecurity.

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