UN warns of unprecedented hunger catastrophe in Sudan

Ali Abdula, 16, guides his donkey carrying his two younger siblings, both suffering from malnutrition, past people lining up to register for aid at a camp for IDPs in Agari, South Kordofan, on 17 June, 2024. AFP - GUY PETERSON

Severe food shortages have spread to 14 regions across Sudan, including previously unaffected areas, with over half of the country’s population facing “crisis or worse” conditions, says the United Nations.

Some 8.5 million people in Sudan are now facing extreme food shortages and the situation could lead to famine if the civil escalates, the UN's World Food Programme warned Thursday.