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Famine declared in parts of South Sudan

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Famine has been declared in two counties of South Sudan, according to an announcement by the South Sudan government and three U.N. agencies.

The cause is a prolonged civil war and an entrenched economic crisis that has devastated the war-torn East African nation, the announcement said.

The announcement highlights the human suffering caused by South Sudan's three-year civil war — and even as it is declared, President Salva Kiir's government is blocking food aid to some areas, according to U.N. officials. (AP)

南スーダンの一部で飢きん発生

内戦と経済危機が続くアフリカの南スーダンの2つの地域で飢きんの発生が宣言されたと、同国政府と国連機関が発表した。内戦などの人為的な要因が指摘されている。

The Japan Times ST: March 3, 2017