8 Dec 2022

Children on brink of starvation in South Sudan

From Midday Report, 12:45 pm on 8 December 2022

To South Sudan, where millions of people are on the brink of starvation.

Years of catastrophic floods have wiped out crops, cattle, and infrastructure and they're stopping children from getting to school.

That's exacerbating poverty, and more girls are being sold into marriage.

UNICEF spokesperson Shelley Knowles told Midday Report's Katie Scotcher about girls who'd refused their husbands and ended up in prison.