By Lodu William Odiya and Jacob Onuha Nelson<\/p>\n
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Government of Japan has donated five hundred million Japanese Yen, equivalent to $3.2 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) as a life-saving food assistance and school meals across South Sudan.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n According to a statement on Wednesday, the funding would enable WFP to deliver food assistance to more than 14,000 people, including crisis-affected population in the country, refugees, and returnees, for a period of six months.<\/p>\n The statement further noted the contribution would support daily school meals for more than 42,000 children, ensuring they have access to at least one nutritious meal a day, helping to improve school enrolment, attendance, and retention rates.<\/p>\n It also underscored the assistance was grounded in Japan\u2019s Development Cooperation Charter emphasizing human security, peacebuilding and resilience, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected settings.<\/p>\n The statement stated that the assistance aligned with the TICAD (Tokyo International Conference on African Development) process which prioritizes inclusive growth, peace and stability, and human capital development.<\/p>\n According to the statement, the contribution came at a critical time, as 7.7 million people in South Sudan faced acute food insecurity, and 2.3 million children also at risk of malnutrition.<\/p>\n The statement highlighted that this country had continued to facing compounding humanitarian challenges including conflict, repeated flooding, economic instability, and the spillover effects of the ongoing crisis in neighbouring Sudan.<\/p>\n \u201cIn South Sudan, the needs are immense and continue to outpace the resources available. This generous contribution from the Government of Japan comes at a critical moment, as humanitarian needs continue to be persistently high,\u201d said Mary-Ellen McGroarty, WFP Country Director in South Sudan.<\/p>\n \u201cIt will allow us to deliver lifesaving food assistance to the most vulnerable communities, while school meals will continue to offer children a vital lifeline keeping them in school and helping to build hope for a brighter future.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Japan, it would remain a longstanding and reliable partner to WFP in South Sudan and around the world, consistently supporting efforts to save lives and meet urgent food needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Lodu William Odiya and Jacob Onuha Nelson Government of Japan has donated five hundred million Japanese Yen, equivalent to $3.2 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) as a life-saving food assistance and school meals across South Sudan. According to a statement on Wednesday, the funding would enable[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":37643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mrs.-Mary-Ellen-McGroarty-WFP-Representative-and-Country-Director-Left-and-Mr.-Oyama-Hiromoto-Charge-dAffaires-of-Japan-to-South-Sudan-.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37642"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37644,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37642\/revisions\/37644"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}