US EditionSudan food aid expected to be ‘depleted’ by end of March, UN warns
World Food Programme warns rations cut to survival minimums and $700 million needed to sustain aid for millions amid Sudan's worsening hunger crisis.
- On Thursday, the World Food Programme warned its food stocks in Sudan will be depleted by the end of March, forcing emergency ration decisions unless urgent funding arrives.
- Prolonged fighting between Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces has killed tens of thousands, displaced 11 million, and cuts to humanitarian funding have deepened hunger and malnutrition.
- WFP said it has reduced rations to survival minimums while reaching 10 million vulnerable people and delivering aid to an average of four million people monthly, including nearly 1.8 million in famine-affected areas.
- More than 21 million people face acute food insecurity, with famine confirmed in El‑Fasher, North Darfur, and Kadugli, Kordofan, while UNICEF said last week millions of children are near starvation.
- OCHA warned that 7.5 million people could face crisis-level food insecurity during the April‑to‑July lean season, as the UN and partners launched a $1.5 billion appeal seeking 4.3 million people assistance.
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