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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Fatma Khaled

Darfur sees an increase in much needed food aid, but it’s still not enough to avert famine, UN says

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Families in Sudan’s embattled western Darfur region have finally received an emergency increase in food aid that is much needed to help avert looming famine, the U.N. food agency said Thursday.

The World Food Program said in an update that five convoys carrying 5,000 tons of food aid have crossed from neighboring Chad into Darfur since the beginning of 2024.

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