Aid groups face attacks and suspend work in South Sudan as violence escalates

Aid organizations are reporting attacks on their operations in South Sudan, leading to suspensions of critical work. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says a hospital it runs in the Jonglei region was hit by a government air strike, and staff are missing. Separately, the World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended its operations in northern South Sudan after an attack on one of its convoys.

UNICEF has warned that the escalating violence is putting hundreds of thousands of children at risk of severe malnutrition. A senior advisor to President Donald Trump condemned the attack on the WFP convoy.