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Some areas south of Sudan capital at risk of famine, says World Food Programme
- On June 10, 2025, the UN World Food Programme warned that several areas south of Khartoum, Sudan, face a severe risk of famine amid ongoing conflict.
- The conflict began in April 2023 when tensions over control between Sudan’s military and the Rapid Support Forces escalated into armed clashes, resulting in divided governance across the country.
- The WFP has reached about one million people in Khartoum and assists four million across Sudan but cut food rations to 70% of standard levels due to a $500 million funding shortfall.
- WFP Country Director Laurent Bukera described the hunger in Jabal Awliya as severe and urged the international community to urgently increase support to prevent famine.
- This situation underscores an escalating humanitarian crisis with millions displaced, limited aid access, and calls for ceasefire to avoid the world’s largest hunger disaster.
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High risk of famine near Sudan capital: WFP
Areas south of Khartoum, war-ravaged Sudan's capital, are at high risk of famine, the UN's World Food Programme warned Tuesday, appealing for funds to plug a huge food aid shortfall. Laurent Bukera, WFP's Sudan representative and country director, said the agency had found "severe" levels of hunger in Jabal Awliya, a town around 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Khartoum. Bukera was speaking after returning from Khartoum State, where WFP opened …
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