Sudan
Famine Confirmed in 10 Areas
The conflict in Sudan has created a hunger catastrophe. WFP urgently needs your support to scale up operations and reach people in Sudan with lifesaving food.
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Hunger Stats
Famine has been confirmed in 10 areas of Sudan, including Zamzam camp in the conflict-rocked North Darfur Region. Sudan is the only place in the world where famine has been confirmed. Hundreds of thousands of people could die of hunger. WFP is doing everything possible to deliver food to affected communities.
24.6m
People face extreme hunger
7.8M
People assisted by WFP in 2024
12.5M
People displaced by the conflict
24.6m
People face extreme hunger
7.8M
People assisted by WFP in 2024
12.5M
People displaced by the conflict
24.6m
People face extreme hunger
Sudan Facts
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Population: 48.1 million people.
Geography & Climate: Sudan is located in northeastern Africa and shares borders with Egypt, Libya, Chad, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea, along with a coast on the Red Sea.
Economy: The 2011 secession of South Sudan sent economic shockwaves across Sudan from which the country is still recovering from. Instability and inflation have hampered Sudan’s economic growth.
Causes of Hunger
Conflict & Displacement
For years, Sudan has struggled with conflict. The most recent conflict, which began in April 2023, has created the worst displacement crisis in the world and one of the world’s largest hunger crises spanning Sudan, South Sudan and Chad. WFP has mobilized an immense emergency response to support families in Sudan and neighboring countries.
Learn More Economic Shocks
When South Sudan seceded in 2011, Sudan’s economy lost a major source of oil revenue. As a result, inflation and high food prices sent millions of people deeper into hunger.
Learn More Climate Extremes
Sudan faces recurring droughts and floods that destroy crops and force migration. The climate crisis has made these natural disasters more frequent and intense, pushing more families into extreme hunger.
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WFP’s Work in Sudan
WFP has been present in Sudan since 1963. We are the logistics backbone of the humanitarian response in the country and continue to provide emergency food assistance to people affected by the violent conflict.

Food Assistance
We provide food assistance to refugees, internally displaced people and other communities suffering from hunger.

Nutrition
We prevent and treat malnutrition for children under the age of 5 and pregnant or breastfeeding mothers.

Small-Scale Farming
With tools and agricultural training, we help small-scale farmers to cut their post-harvest losses.
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