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UN Warns Sudan Faces Catastrophic Starvation Crisis

Over 600,000 people are on the brink of famine as conflict and humanitarian collapse devastate the nation.

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Orphans and children separated from their parents in Kadugli gather to eat boiled leaves for food at an IDP Camp within Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) controlled area in Boram County, Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, Sudan June 22, 2024. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo
UN rights chief Volker Turk addressed the Human Rights Council in Geneva

Overview

  • The United Nations reports that famine has taken hold in five areas of Sudan, with 600,000 people at immediate risk of starvation.
  • The ongoing war between Sudan's military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has displaced over 12 million people, creating the world's largest displacement crisis.
  • Humanitarian operations, including those by the World Food Programme and Doctors Without Borders, have been suspended in key areas like Zamzam camp due to escalating violence.
  • Sudan's healthcare system is collapsing, with less than 30% of facilities operational and disease outbreaks, including cholera, spreading in displacement camps.
  • UN officials call for urgent international action to end the conflict, deliver aid, and restore agricultural capacity to prevent further mass deaths.