Solopos.com , OSLO - More than a third of the population of South Sudan , or about four million people threatened with starvation until the end of this year as a result of conflict in the youngest country .
Clashes between rebels and government forces have destroyed the market and forcing residents to leave their livestock and fields .
" Farmers have to plant crops now . If not , and if they do not mengembalakan livestock , people will run out of food , " said UN aid chief Valerie Amos .
Violence raged in the oil-producing country in December last year following a power struggle between President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar former deputy .
" We have to stop this battle so we saved the lives of the people , " said Kiir told Reuters on Wednesday ( 05/21/2014 ) .
Thousands of people have been killed in the ethnic violence . Both figures are asked to sign a ceasefire agreement this month .
Malakal , the capital of one of the main oil-producing region of South Sudan has become a conflict area .
" We expect this year , 1.5 people will be displaced from their homes , displaced 850,000 and 4 million on the verge of starvation , " said UN humanitarian coordinator , Toby Lanzer in South Sudan .
UN officials in Oslo say they need 1.8 billion dollars, or about 11 trillion dollars , higher previous figure of 1.3 billion U.S. dollars .