Crisis alert: South Sudan

Families are running out of food in South Sudan

We need to tell you about what our partners are seeing in South Sudan. Families who fled war with almost nothing are now running out of food.

Food supplies at refugee settlements are stretched dangerously thin. Rations have been reduced. Some families are going weeks without enough to eat.

One mother, Halima, had gone an entire month without receiving food rations.

She fled neighboring Sudan with her children after losing everything in the war. With no income and no reliable way to feed her family, Halima depended on food distributions and the kindness of neighbors who were barely better off.

She was afraid her children would starve.

Conflict displaces communities and causes food insecurity

No mother should have to wonder whether her children will eat tomorrow. Halima is just one of millions — this is what hunger looks like in South Sudan right now.

Conflict has displaced communities. Flooding has destroyed farmland. People fleeing the war in Sudan continue to arrive in places where food is already scarce. More than half the country is facing severe food insecurity.

South Sudan hasn’t seen major mainstream headlines, making the hunger crisis easy to miss. But for families in South Sudan, it’s impossible to escape.

Despite the challenges, FMSC meals are reaching families in South Sudan. That’s because of supporters like you.

At the settlement where Halima lives, our partner network has distributed MannaPack® Rice to 2,520 households — families who had little or nothing left to eat.

But the need is far greater. And it reaches far beyond South Sudan — in fact, in 2026, FMSC has received more requests for food than ever before in our history.

The crisis in South Sudan is not easing

Will you help send meals to children and families facing hunger in South Sudan and around the world? Your best gift will provide lifechanging meals.

For a mother who does not know how she will feed her children tomorrow, those meals mean everything. Food on the table. Relief. One less night wondering whether there will be enough.

We wish this crisis was easing.

It isn’t.

We know FMSC supporters care about families like these. Since our founding in 1987, we have supporters who are willing to act when children are hungry — even when the rest of the world is not paying attention.

The need is urgent. And with your help, we can keep sending food.