The World Food Programme says “time is running out for millions of Sudanese.”
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday that the humanitarian situation in Sudan has reached a “catastrophic collapse” due to the ongoing war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces.
Famine, floods and challenges face millions of people struggling to cope with the world’s largest displacement crisis, after 16 months of brutal conflict in Sudan.
“Famine broke out in Zamzam camp near the city of El Fasher in North Darfur, home to half a million displaced people, and the camp is witnessing severe food scarcity, which has led to high rates of malnutrition and death,” she said.
“Almost all IDPs across Sudan live in areas with severe levels of food insecurity, or worse.”
More than 10.7 million people seek safety inside the country, and the conflict in the southeastern state of Sennar alone displaced more than 700,000 people last month.
Regarding the floods, the IOM said that the rains and flash floods have made matters worse, displacing more than 20,000 people since June June in 11 of Sudan’s 18 states, and flooding away vital infrastructure, further disrupting the delivery of vital humanitarian aid.
“Over the next three months, an estimated 25.6 million people are expected to face acute food insecurity as the conflict spreads,” she warned.
Othman Bilbeisi, the organization’s regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, said: “There is no doubt that these conditions will continue and worsen if the conflict and restrictions on humanitarian access continue.”
“We have reached the breaking point, a catastrophic and tragic point.”
On Thursday, the Sudanese authorities announced that 65 people had died as a result of floods and rains in 7 states of the country since June June.
The flood damage this year coincides with the continued suffering of a war waged by the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces since mid-April April 2023, leaving about 18,800 dead and nearly 10 million displaced and refugees, according to the United Nations.
There have been growing UN and international calls to spare Sudan a humanitarian catastrophe that could push millions into starvation and death due to food shortages due to fighting that has spread to 13 of the country’s 18 states.
The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) said time was running out for millions of people across Sudan, and we need access to all areas to prevent the spread of life.
“It provides vital food assistance to people facing catastrophic hunger in North Kordofan state,” he said in a statement on the X platform.
(Anatolia)
