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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Mat Nashed

Sudanese starve as soup kitchens close and warring parties block aid

A volunteer distributes food to people in Omdurman, Sudan, September 3, 2023 [File: El Tayeb Siddig/Reuters]

The United States’ decision to suspend foreign aid is exacerbating a catastrophic hunger crisis in Sudan, where millions risk dying from malnutrition-related illnesses.

Since assuming office in January, US President Donald Trump’s administration has put on leave or fired the vast majority of employees at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and paused almost all of the global projects it funds.

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