Global charity warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in South Sudan


JUBA, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan risks losing its next generation due to massive funding cuts to humanitarian assistance, leaving more than 2 million children suffering acute malnutrition unable to get required treatment, Save the Children, a global charity, said on Friday.

Danny Glenwright, chief executive officer (CEO) of Save the Children Canada, who joined a high-level delegation on a six-day visit to Maban in Upper Nile State and Bor in Jonglei State, told journalists in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, that he witnessed firsthand the impact of the aid cuts on health, education, nutrition, and child protection.

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