Famine declared in South Sudan as 4.9 million people are in need urgent help

UN aid agencies confirm that famine in South Sudan has left 100,000 people on the verge of starvation and almost 5 million people, more than 40% of the country's population, in need of urgent help.   People are already dying of hunger, and another 1 million people are on the brink of famine. Years of civil war, a refugee crisis and a collapsing economy have taken their toll on South