Reporting from South Sudan
60 Minutes producers describe "one of the worst places on the planet" after a trip to South Sudan to report on famine and food aid
Famine & Drought
Fighting Famine
In South Sudan, 5M people don't know where their next meal is coming from and, of them, 100,000 are starving and face death. If not for humanitarian efforts, millions could die. Scott Pelley reports.
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South Sudan starvation
As South Sudan, the world's youngest nation, is roiled by civil war and famine, more than 100,000 people face starvation. Debora Patta reports from a childrens' hospital in Juba, the nation's capital, which is struggling to treat the most vulnerable.
Famine crisis in South Sudan
South Sudan, the world's youngest country established less than six years ago, is one of the planet's least-developed countries. Violence has displaced more than two million people since 2013, leading to famine. CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley, who traveled to the east African country with "60 Minutes," joins "CBS This Morning" to share what he witnessed.
Famine in South Sudan
Civil war, poverty and drought have more than 20 million people on the brink of starvation in Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen. President Trump's proposed cuts in foreign aid could hit them hard. Reporting from South Sudan in a 60 Minutes report airing Sunday, Scott Pelly shows us how the U.N.'s "World Food Program" is struggling to meet the dire need for food there.
Massive famine crisis
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Famine In South Sudan
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One million children in South Sudan are in desperate need of food, yet violence prevents aid from delivery
Starving in South Sudan
This week on 60 Minutes, Scott Pelley reports from South Sudan on the famine emergency that has been declared and sees firsthand the urgent need for relief
Fighting Famine
In South Sudan, 5M people don't know where their next meal is coming from and, of them, 100,000 are starving and face death. If not for humanitarian efforts, millions could die
Reporting from South Sudan
60 Minutes producers describe "one of the worst places on the planet" after a trip to South Sudan to report on famine and food aid
Millions urgently need food in South Sudan's famine
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South Sudan survival story
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