US EditionSudan food aid expected to be ‘depleted’ by end of March, UN warns
The World Food Programme needs $700 million to maintain aid through June as nearly half of Sudan’s 21 million people face acute hunger amid ongoing conflict.
- On Thursday, the United Nations warned World Food Programme stocks in Sudan will be depleted by the end of March, with WFP urgently needing $700 million to continue operations through June.
- The long-running war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces has displaced nearly 13 million people and aid cuts reduced WFP assistance by about 70 percent with the UN appeal only 27 percent funded.
- Operational reports note that the World Food Programme has reached 10 million vulnerable people and provides aid to four million monthly, while 3.7 million children and mothers are malnourished.
- UN coordinator Denise Brown warned children in Darfur may die within days as famine persists, with confirmed famine in El‑Fasher and Kadugli amid blocked access to besieged towns.
- Humanitarian access is expected to worsen in the coming months as the Rapid Support Forces seek to fully blockade key towns, and the UN warned that 20 more areas across Darfur and Kordofan are at risk.
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