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On the recordApril 26, 2016
The humanitarian picture in South Sudan is truly catastrophic. Nearly 3 million people are facing starvation, yet only 17 percent of the funding needed to respond to this crisis has been provided.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel describes the dire humanitarian crisis and inadequate funding in South Sudan.

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