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Aid freezes and withdrawals leave Sudan’s needy battling famine alone

A displaced Sudanese child pours water at Zamzam camp, in North Darfur, Sudan, August 1, 2024 [Mohamed Jamal Jebrel/Reuters]

Sudan is facing a growing humanitarian crisis as relief organisations delivering vital humanitarian aid withdraw.

In the last few days, the freezing of United States humanitarian assistance to the country has resulted in the reported closure of up to 80 percent of Sudan’s emergency food kitchens, while the dramatic scaling down of the presence of medical NGO Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, has led to some of the worst hit parts of the country having no emergency medical cover as violence levels increase.

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