Sudan: Drought and war push Darfur and Kordofan towards famine
The UN reports that war and severe drought in Sudan's Darfur and Kordofan regions have pushed the population toward famine. Aid efforts are severely hampered by lack of funding, insecurity, and restricted access, leaving children without critical malnutrition treatment.
Why it matters
This highlights a catastrophic humanitarian crisis where conflict and climate change intersect, threatening the lives of millions and exposing the failure of international aid delivery.
The risk of famine is growing in parts of Sudan already torn apart by war, as a severe El Niño drought makes life even harder in Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan, the UN-backed global hunger monitor warned on Monday.
In a new alert, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said fresh evidence shows malnutrition getting worse in several hotspots . Aid is not keeping up, held back by a severe lack of funding, insecurity and restricted access .
The IPC food insecurity alert index is a global partnership that includes the UN emergency food agency WFP and the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ).
In Eastern Jebel Marra, South Darfur , a survey of two camps for displaced people found acute malnutrition among children at 38 and 30.8 per cent – above the threshold for famine. Hunger was severe and death rates were high.
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