Sudan’s war is ‘deepening and widening’ a famine crisis, hunger monitoring report says
- Famine is spreading in Sudan due to a war between the military and a paramilitary group, creating the world’s largest displacement crisis, according to a global hunger-monitoring group.
- The IPC report states that 24.6 million Sudanese, half of the population, faces high levels of acute food insecurity.
- Sudan is the third country where famine was declared in the past 15 years, following South Sudan and Somalia, which saw a major famine in 2011.
- The government announced it was suspending its participation in the global hunger-monitoring system, claiming it issues 'unreliable reports that undermine Sudan's sovereignty and dignity.
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The Sudanese civil war, which began more than a year and a half ago and is considered the world's largest humanitarian crisis, has been marginalized by the international community. Nevertheless, most of the neighboring and Middle Eastern countries, Russia and even Ukraine are involved in this ongoing conflict between two generals.
The UN has been warning for several months about the serious humanitarian crisis under way in this country, with 12 million displaced people and 26 million people facing severe food insecurity.
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United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is alarmed by the rapidly worsening food security situation in Sudan and calls for the parties to facilitate access to humanitarian assistance, his spokesperson said in a statement. After over 20 months of conflict, more than 24.6 million people in Sudan — over half the population — face high levels of acute food insecurity, the statement said, citing the latest UN-backed assessment. In a rep…
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