Millions displaced by Sudan’s brutal war face deepening crisis as food aid runs dangerously low, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) warned Monday.
Since April 2023, conflict between General Abdel Fattah al Burhan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces has created the world’s largest displacement crisis.
More than 10 million people are uprooted inside Sudan, while four million have fled to neighbouring countries like Chad, Egypt, and South Sudan.
Shaun Hughes, WFP’s emergency coordinator for Sudan, called the situation “a full-blown regional crisis” amid already severe hunger and conflict in these countries.
The UN’s humanitarian response plan for Sudan, the world’s largest hunger emergency, is only 14.4 percent funded, leaving aid efforts perilously under-resourced.
A UN donor conference in Spain this week hopes to reverse the steep funding shortfalls that threaten global relief operations.
WFP cautioned that food support for Sudanese refugees in Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, and the Central African Republic could “grind to a halt” as funds dry up.
In Egypt, hosting 1.5 million Sudanese refugees, food aid for 85,000—over a third of those previously supported—has already been cut.
Without fresh funding, all aid to vulnerable refugees may be suspended by August, WFP warned.
In Chad, with over 850,000 Sudanese refugees, camps are overwhelmed and food rations face further cuts.
Nearly 1,000 refugees arrive daily from famine-hit Darfur, where displacement camps are regularly attacked.
“Refugees flee for their lives but face hunger and despair across borders,” Hughes said, describing food aid as “a lifeline” for desperate families.
Inside Sudan, eight million people teeter on the brink of famine, while nearly 25 million endure severe food insecurity.
