More than 7.55 million people in South Sudan will face malnutrition during next year’s April-to-July lean season, when food supplies are usually lower, according to a global hunger monitor.

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a United Nations-backed food security watchdog, issued the stark warning on Tuesday, projecting that hunger will worsen dramatically in the coming months as fighting between rival political factions intensifies and global aid funding dwindles.

The assessment comes as the country teeters on the brink of renewed civil war following President Salva Kiir’s suspension of his main political rival and First Vice President Riek Machar, who faces trial on treason charges.

About 5.97 million South Sudanese, 42 percent of the population analysed, are curr

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