The United Nations World Food Programme is urgently expanding its emergency food and nutrition assistance in war-torn Sudan amid the looming threat of famine, as conditions for civilians deteriorate and fighting intensifies in battle zones like El Fasher and Khartoum
GENEVA/NEW YORK/ROME: Three United Nations agencies today issued a stark warning that all indications point to a significant deterioration of the nutrition situation for children
Millions of people are facing food insecurity due to El Niño-fueled drought and floods in southern Africa, WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain warned during a visit to Zambia.
WFP warns that the window to save lives is closing as famine looms in Sudan’s war-torn regions with civilians trapped by intensified fighting in northern Darfur, the rainy season set to start in the coming month, and as the lean season hits.  
WFP warns that time is running out to prevent starvation in Darfur as intensifying clashes in North Darfur’s capital El Fasher hinder efforts to deliver vital food assistance into the region.
Sudan’s war, which has claimed thousands of lives, forced millions from their homes, and sparked economic turmoil across the region, is deepening the hunger crisis warns the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) as the conflict approaches its one-year mark.
WFP has managed to bring desperately needed food and nutrition supplies into Darfur. Yet, the U.N. food agency warns that unless the people of Sudan receive a constant flow of aid via all possible humanitarian corridors, the country’s hunger catastrophe will only worsen.
Carl Skau, WFP Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, speaks at the Security Council Session on the hunger crisis in Sudan and its regional impacts.
Sudan’s war has shattered millions of lives and created the world’s largest displacement crisis. Now this catastrophe also risks becoming the world’s largest hunger crisis, unless fighting stops, WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain warns.
With $500,000 from Citi Foundation, WFP is ramping up a ground-breaking initiative that seeks to strengthen resilience to climate crises and boost financial inclusion for 17,200 small-scale farmers in Zambia over the next two years.
