Sudan hunger crisis deepens as WFP warns funding gap threatens food aid

Families across Sudan are being driven to the edge by prolonged conflict and worsening famine,with the World Food Programme warning that severe funding shortages are jeopardizing its life-saving operations. More than 1,000 days after conflict reignited in April 2023,the agency says the world’s largest hunger and displacement crisis shows no sign of easing.

WFP reports it has supported over 10 million vulnerable people since April 2023 and continues to reach about four million people each month,including in Darfur,Kordofan,Khartoum and Al Jazira. However,rations have been cut to minimum survival levels,and food stocks are expected to run out by the end of March without urgent funding.

More than 21 million people face acute hunger,famine has been confirmed in parts of the country,and nearly 12 million people have been displaced. An estimated 3.7 million children and pregnant or breastfeeding women are malnourished. WFP says it needs $700 million between January and June to sustain operations and prevent famine from spreading further.