The country in northeastern Africa is already experiencing the world's largest displacement crisis, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said.
Fighting between Sudan's military and a rival group known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has left thousands dead and eight million displaced.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says that unless the fighting ends, the conflict could spill over to Sudan's borders, threatening lives and peace in the region. They are in dire need of life-saving support, it said in a recent alert. Stop.
“Twenty years ago, the world rallied to respond to the world’s biggest hunger crisis in Darfur. But today, the people of Sudan are forgotten. Millions of lives and peace and stability across the region are at stake. They are at risk,” said WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain.
The head of the United Nations agency spoke from South Sudan, where he met with families fleeing violence and worsening famine conditions across the country's northern neighbor.
Meals out of reach
Today, less than one in 20 people in Sudan has enough to eat, according to WFP.
Across the war-torn country, 18 million people are severely food insecure and 5 million people currently face hunger. Continued violence and interference from parties to the conflict restrict movement and expose them to severe funding shortfalls. Humanitarian aid workers can do little to help those in needwarned the United Nations WFP.
The UN agency noted that the food crisis is not limited to Sudan, affecting more than 25 million people in Sudan, South Sudan and Chad.
UN agencies have been unable to provide sufficient emergency food aid to Sudan's desperate communities. The WFP report further disrupted humanitarian operations after authorities revoked permits for cross-border trucking, forcing teams to suspend operations from Chad to Darfur.
With nine out of 10 people facing hunger in Sudan and humanitarian workers stranded in areas with little access, WFP has halted fighting and all aid agencies are stepping up efforts to reach those in need. We reiterated our urgent call to provide access.
If nothing is done, the region will be affected for years.
Since April 15 last year, the war between RSF fighters led by General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo and the forces of General Abdul Fattah al-Burhan has terrorized and forced millions of people to flee their homes.
In South Sudan, where 600,000 people live, evacuated“One in five children in border crossing centers suffers from malnutrition,” WFP reported.
Families fleeing conflict in Sudan and arriving in South Sudan.
And although displaced people make up a small portion of the population, they make up more than three in 10 recent arrivals in South Sudan, among those facing devastating levels of hunger.
Chronic lack of funds
WFP has struggled to meet needs at scale.
“I have met not once but many times with mothers and children who have fled for their lives, and now hunger is closing in on them. and will shape the region for years to come,” said the WFP Director-General.
