United Nations: 21 million people in Sudan face severe food insecurity
The United Nations warned today, Friday, that more than 21 million people in Sudan are currently facing severe food insecurity, equivalent to about 45% of the total population, after more than two and a half years of conflict that destroyed infrastructure and hampered access to… Aid.
The United Nations spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said that the World Food Program confirmed the occurrence of a famine in the cities of El Fasher and Kadugli, which were effectively cut off from humanitarian aid – according to what was reported by the Sudan newspaper. Tribune".
andIn contrast, he pointed to the success of ongoing humanitarian support in other areas, explaining that in nine areas where the program was able to maintain regular aid access, famine-like conditions have been reversed.."RTL" lang="AR-SA"The World Food Program confirmed that the decline in the intensity of the conflict and the expansion of humanitarian operations led to a decrease in hunger levels, stressing that “continuous access to aid is the difference between famine and recovery.” Actual".
The program currently reaches more than 4 million people per month through emergency food aid, cash transfers, and nutritional support in states including Darfur, Kordofan, Khartoum, and Gezira.
The program believes that it can double the number of people receiving aid monthly to 8 million people if more resources are available, which may help limit the spread of famine towards the most affected areas.
Dujarric said: “But without additional support, this fragile progress could quickly disappear.”
The UN spokesman joined the World Food Programme, in calling on the international community to enhance the necessary support and funding, to help the people of Sudan who “are in dire need of assistance”.
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