World News in Brief: Conflict deepens hunger crisis in South Sudan, restrictions hinder aid delivery in Gaza, UN child rights envoy concludes first visit to Syria

Feb 20, 2026 - 14:00
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World News in Brief: Conflict deepens hunger crisis in South Sudan, restrictions hinder aid delivery in Gaza, UN child rights envoy concludes first visit to Syria
About 60 per cent of the population – some 1.2 million people – is already acutely food insecure, according to WFP. Food assistance is being transported along river routes, but rising insecurity is hampering humanitarian operations and threatening to drive hunger to unprecedented levels. WFP teams are registering newly displaced families in Canal Pigi and other […]