An IPC[1] analysis estimates that 4.6 million people, or 40 percent of the South Sudan population, face acute hunger in the next three months - the lean season. As part of the broad response in South Sudan, WFP has reached more than 2.5 million people this year. But it is critical to sustaining relief efforts because the situation remains very fragile. A hunger catastrophe will be a threat well into next year – especially if fighting continues.