Sudan hunger crisis: WFP calls for funds and humanitarian access to avert famine
New IPC report charts 755,000 people at the highest level of food insecurity in world’s biggest hunger crisis, World Food Programme warns
Adam is lucky to be alive. Over more than a year, the conflict in Sudan has killed thousands and uprooted more than 9 million people, shaping the world’s largest displacement crisis. Today, it is pushing this East African country to the brink of famine.
More than half the country’s population, or around 26 million people, now face acute food insecurity – 14 million more than before the conflict. Of that number, some 8.5 million are struggling at IPC4 – the ‘emergency’ level on the global tool for measuring hunger, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (a collaborative initiative involving more than 20 partners, including governments, UN agencies, and NGOs).
The latest report, published today (27 June), charts an alarming 755,000 experiencing catastrophic hunger at IPC5 – the most dire level of food insecurity. The IPC figures follow a series of other grim reports. Findings in May showed nearly 3.7 million Sudanese children aged under 5 were acutely malnourished, and 750,000 were severely acutely malnourished.
WFP has distributed food, cash, and nutritional assistance to some 6.8 million people till now. The aim is to reach 5 million more with food assistance by the end of 2024.
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