‘Hunger catastrophe’ looming in war-ravaged Sudan, UN agency warns

Civilians in Sudan – where rival militaries are waging a bloody war, with devastating consequences – are at a high risk of falling into catastrophic levels of hunger by May next year, the UN emergency food relief agency warned on Wednesday. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/12/1144777
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‘Hunger catastrophe’ looming in war-ravaged Sudan, UN agency warns
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Civilians suffer as ‘perfect storm’ of war, disease and displacement grips Sudan

13 Feb 2024

Civilians continue to bear the brunt as the war between rival militaries in Sudan spreads into new areas, driving displacement and hunger while exposing communities to deadly diseases, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.

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11 months into Sudan war, ‘world's worst hunger crisis’ looms

06 Mar 2024

Nearly 11 months since rival generals declared war in Sudan, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday that the conflict risks triggering “the world's worst hunger crisis”.

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Conflict driving hunger crisis in Sudan, UN officials tell Security Council

20 Mar 2024

Eleven months of brutal fighting is driving a hunger crisis in Sudan, with some areas likely to experience catastrophic levels of food insecurity by the lean season in May, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday.