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Western embassies condemn the looting of 1,500 tons of WFP food aid in South Sudan, demanding the government recover the stolen cargo and end the impunity endangering 73,000 starving civilians.

The international community has issued a scathing condemnation of the vicious attack on a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy in South Sudan, calling it a "cowardly act" that threatens to starve thousands of vulnerable civilians.
In a rare joint statement, the embassies of the United States, United Kingdom, Norway, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and the Netherlands, alongside the European Union, demanded immediate accountability from the Transitional Government in Juba. The diplomats expressed their outrage at the looting of 12 WFP boats in Upper Nile State, which were transporting life-saving aid to communities on the brink of famine.
The scale of the theft is staggering. The convoy was carrying over 1,500 metric tons of food—enough to feed 73,000 people for a month. "This is not just theft; it is a death sentence for the families who were waiting for this food," a humanitarian source in Juba told this journalist. The boats were intercepted by armed men between January 30 and February 1, who held the crew at gunpoint and stripped the vessels of their cargo.
"Our countries' taxpayers' funding for humanitarian assistance in South Sudan should achieve the greatest possible life-saving impact, not line the pockets of criminals," the joint statement read. The donor nations warned that such attacks make it impossible to sustain aid operations in a country where over 7 million people rely on food assistance.
The attack has forced the WFP to suspend its river transport operations in the region, effectively cutting off a vital lifeline for isolated communities in Upper Nile. The diplomats urged the South Sudanese government to not only recover the stolen goods but to also arrest and prosecute the perpetrators.
The statement concluded with a direct challenge to President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar: "Create conditions that ensure the unhindered delivery of assistance." The message is clear—the flow of international aid is not guaranteed if the safety of those delivering it cannot be assured.
For the starving children of Upper Nile, the diplomatic wrangling in Juba means little. Their reality is simple and brutal: the boats that were bringing hope have been emptied, and tonight, they will sleep hungry again.
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