UN report cites huge government corruption in South Sudan as its food crisis worsens

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Billions of dollars in public funds in South Sudan have been stolen over the past decade in massive government corruption while the vast majority of the country suffers food insecurity, a U.N. commission said Tuesday.

The report by the U.N. Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan details several schemes allegedly used by political officials to divert huge chunks of public revenues since achieving independence from Sudan in 2011 after decades of civil war.

Meanwhile, the impoverished country's food crisis has deepened, and last year the government postponed for the second time what would have been the first-ever national elections, citing lack of funds.

“While a small group of powerful actors pillage and loot the country’s wealth and resources, enriching themselve