24/12/2024–|Last updated: 12/24/202407:54 PM (Mecca time)
A Global Hunger Observatory reported on Tuesday that the scope of famine in Sudan has expanded to 5 new regions, and is likely to extend to 5 other regions by next May, anticipating that 24.6 million people will face high levels of acute food insecurity.
Famine is spreading in Sudan in light of the war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, according to a United Nations-backed report on Tuesday, predicting its expansion in the Darfur region.
According to the IPC Famine Review Committee report, famine conditions have been confirmed in the Abu Shouk and Al Salam camps for displaced persons in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, in addition to two other areas in South Kordofan State.
The committee also concluded that the famine, which was first revealed last August, is still ongoing in Zamzam camp in North Darfur.
The committee, which audits and verifies the existence of famine, expects the famine to spread to 5 other areas in North Darfur by next May: Umm Kadada, Melit, Al-Fasher, Al-Tawisha, and Al-Lait. The committee identified 17 other areas across Sudan that are at risk of famine.
Famine threatens millions
Estimates of the Integrated Interim Classification for Food Security indicate that about 24.6 million people, or about half of the total number of Sudanese, are in urgent need of food aid as of February, which is a significant increase from what was expected in June of 21.1 million as of the same month.
The IPC is an independent body funded by Western countries and supervised by 19 major humanitarian organizations and intergovernmental institutions.
The classification plays a pivotal role in the global hunger monitoring and alleviation system and is designed to raise the alarm about the development of food crises so that organizations can take action, prevent famines and prevent the spread of hunger.
Yesterday, Monday, the Sudanese government announced the suspension of its participation in the Global Hunger Monitoring System, accusing it of “issuing unreliable reports that undermine Sudan’s sovereignty and dignity.”
Since April 2023, a war has been raging in Sudan between the army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces led by his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. The fighting has led to the deaths of tens of thousands and the displacement of more than 11 million people, in light of the disruption of humanitarian aid needed to alleviate the impact of one of the… The worst hunger crises in modern times.