Eight International Aid Agencies have warned that millions of people in the country are likely to face severe hunger by the end of July if not action is taken immediately.

This comes ahead of the pledging conference for South Sudan in Geneva later today.

The agencies include CARE, International Rescue Committee, Oxfam, Mercy Corp, Danish Refugee Council, Norwegian Refugee Council, CAFOD and Christian Aid.

In a joint press statement, the agencies say they need $123 million to reach 3.8 million people with assistance by the end of December this year.

The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO predicts that about 40% of the total population will be affected.

The UN estimates that more than 1.6 billion US dollars is needed to fully meet the needs of South Sudanese affected by the crisis.

But only 36% of the response has been funded to date.