WFP said yesterday that a continued cessation of hostilities was of paramount importance to avoid a repeat of last year’s famine in southern Sudan. With only three days to go before the expiry of the ceasefire between the government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army, WFP warned that an escalation in fighting would strike a deadly blow to thousands of fragile people. “So much help has been provided and so many lives have been saved. We simply cannot accept that a resurgence in fighting wipes it all away,” said WFP Executive Director Catherine Bertini.
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