Rome / New York – Darfur 24
The United Nations said that new IPC data reveal that more than 750,000 Sudanese are suffering from catastrophic levels of food insecurity, with 25.6 million people at hunger crisis levels.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations World Food Program said, in a joint statement obtained by “Darfur 24,” that “the exciting new food security projections show that Sudan is facing a devastating hunger catastrophe on an unprecedented scale.” unprecedented since the Darfur crisis.”
The statement warned of the dangers of a rapid deterioration in the conditions of the people of Sudan, especially children, as food security is torn apart.
He noted that the rapid deterioration in food security has left 755,000 people in catastrophic conditions (IPC Phase 5) with the risk of famine in 14 regions, according to the latest IPC data.
He continued: “A total of 25.6 million people live in high levels of acute hunger (IPC Phase 3). “This means that for half of Sudan’s war-torn population, every day is a struggle to feed themselves and their families.”
FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu said that the new analysis of the Integrated Food Security Classification revealed a deep and rapid deterioration in the food security situation in Sudan, with the lives of millions of people at risk.
He added: “We are now delivering life-saving seeds for the main planting season. “FAO urgently needs US$60 million to cover the unfunded parts of the Famine Prevention Plan to ensure that people – especially those living in inaccessible areas – are able to produce food locally and avoid food shortages in the next six months.”
World Food Program Executive Director Cindy McCain said that the WFP team “is working day and night in dangerous conditions to provide life-saving assistance, but these numbers confirm that time is quickly running out to prevent famine.”
“For every person we reached this year, there are eight more in desperate need of help,” she said.
She continued: “We urgently need to expand humanitarian access and funding so that we can expand the scope of our relief operations, and stop Sudan’s slide into a humanitarian catastrophe that threatens to destabilize the wider region.”