Famine in Sudan. Nearly 25 million people urgently need help

In a published report, the IPC stated that there is currently famine in Sudan prevails in five places: in two camps for internally displaced people near the capital of North Darfur – Al-Fashir and in two areas in South Kordofan state. The IPC confirmed that famine continues in the Zamzam camp, where the first cases of extreme hunger were reported in August. There are currently over 400,000 people there.

The report stated that a total of approximately 638,000 people are currently facing starvation, and 8.1 million people are on the verge of starvation.

The IPC estimated that by May 2025, people will go hungry in five more areas in North Darfur province, and 17 more places are at risk of famine.

As reported by the AP agency, citing an official UNon Monday, Sudan's agriculture minister accused the IPC of “issuing unbelievable reports that undermine Sudan's sovereignty and dignity.”

Fighting between government army units (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been ongoing in Sudan since April 2023. Two years earlier, the army and the RSF staged a joint coup d'état. However, the plan to incorporate the RSF into the regular army caused a split that led to a civil war and mass flights of the endangered population.

According to the UN, over 24,000 people died as a result of the 20-month-long war. people, and more than 14 million people, i.e. approx. 30 percent population, were forced to leave their homes. It is estimated that approximately 3.2 million Sudanese have crossed into neighboring countries, including Chad, Egypt and South Sudan.

Sudan is the third country to have a famine declared in the last 15 years, alongside South Sudan and Somalia.