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A 11-month-old boy with a severe malnutrition rests while is mother comforts him on October 9, 2015 at the Aweil State Hospital, in Aweil, Northern Bahr El-Gazhal. This state has one of the highest rates of malnutrition within the country due to the severe food crisis. According to the latest IPC (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification), published in May 2015, from 2.5 million to 4.6 million people are classified severely food insecure in South Sudan, and it's expected that the number will increase drastically in the coming months due to the rising market prices and the drought. It's expected the new analysis of the IPC will be published in the coming days. AFP PHOTO / ALBERT GONZALES FARRAN (Photo credit should read ALBERT GONZALEZ FARRAN/AFP via Getty Images)