Threats of famine rise in South Sudan

RN Breakfast - Separate stories podcast

At least 750,000 are on the brink of starvation in South Sudan following months of civil war and a series of environmental disasters.

Humanitarian groups say a disaster of this scale has not been seen in decades, with the World Food Programme warning it could become the world's largest hunger crisis.

• Guest: Mary Ellen McGroarty, South Sudan's Country Director for the UN World Food Programme.
• Producer: Niamh Dunne