According WFP estimates, almost 1.7 million people throughout the country face famine or are at risk of suffering from it.

The African nation is the only place on the planet where UN experts have confirmed phase five of food insecurity, the highest of its classification, equivalent to famine conditions.

Among other dramatic figures, the UN considers that 25.6 million Sudanese, more than half of the population, suffer from acute food insecurity, the highest rate ever recorded for the country.

At the same time, one in two people in the world facing catastrophic levels of hunger lives in Sudan – more than 750,000 – while a record 4.7 million children under five, pregnant and lactating women and girls suffer from acute malnutrition. “Famine is occurring in Zamzam camp in northern Darfur, while 13 other areas are at risk of famine,” Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres, told reporters on Thursday.

The areas with the worst rates are concentrated in places where fighting is fiercest, so one can imagine that this makes reaching people with assistance much more dangerous and much more unpredictable, the spokesman said.

In response to the crisis, WFP called on UN member states to treat the Sudanese crisis with the urgency it deserves before it further destabilizes an already fragile region.

“The international community must step up attention, diplomatic efforts and funding,” the Program claimed.

According to the UN, the civilian population has been the most affected by the hostilities that broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Support Forces. Fast.

As a result, more than nine million people were displaced, tens of thousands lost their lives, and thousands of homes were destroyed.

Reports also indicate appalling human rights violations, including widespread sexual violence against women and girls.

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