South Sudan: Document: South Sudan Govt Seeks to Silence Famine Warnings


Aug 5, 2014 | Radio Tamazuj
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South Sudan’s government has issued an advisory to humanitarian organizations not to publish independent statements on the food and nutrition situation in the country without “political endorsement” by the country’s presidency.

The Food Security Council, an office within the presidency, issued a statement dated 22 July claiming “sole authority for making official statements about the food security status of the country.” 

As part of the presidency, which is in the hands of the SPLM-Juba faction, one of two main warring parties in the South Sudan conflict, the Food Security Council currently chairs the Technical Working Group of the Integrated Food Security Classification (IPC) process.