Sudan: UN food convoy attacked, supplies looted amid worsening crisis

Unidentified armed men in Sudan on Sunday attacked UN World Food Programme (WFP) trucks carrying food assistance meant for thousands of civilians in need in central Darfur, the agency reported.  https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/07/1151656
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Sudan: UN food convoy attacked, supplies looted amid worsening crisis
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Sudan: Aid lifeline reaches Darfur region in bid to avert ‘hunger catastrophe’

Sudan: Aid lifeline reaches Darfur region in bid to avert ‘hunger catastrophe’

05 Apr 2024

Two aid convoys carrying lifesaving supplies have reached Sudan’s Darfurs for the first time in months, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, as humanitarians try to avert a “hunger catastrophe”, after nearly a year of heavy fighting.

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South Sudan: UN humanitarians forced to cut aid to 1.7 million people

14 Jun 2022

Food assistance to 1.7 million people in South Sudan has been suspended, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, citing a funding crunch and rising needs.

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Sudan: World Bank provides $100 million in emergency support

27 Jul 2022

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Sudan has received a $100 million contribution from the World Bank to assist with critical emergency cash and food sustenance in Sudan.