More than 700 trucks are on their way to famine-stricken areas of Sudan as part of a major scale-up after clearance came through from the Sudanese government, a World Food Programme spokesperson said on Tuesday.

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GENEVA (Reuters) -     More than 700 trucks are currently on their way to communities across Sudan as part of a major scale up, a World Food Programme spokesperson said on Tuesday. Read full story

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'Major scale up' of food deliveries under way in Sudan, WFP says

GENEVA - More than 700 trucks are on their way to famine-stricken areas of Sudan as part of a major scale-up after clearance came through from the Sudanese government, a World Food Programme spokesperson said on Tuesday.

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The UN World Food Program has secured government clearance to deliver 17,500 tons of aid to hard-to-reach regions of Sudan

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Massive UN food convoy en route to Sudan

GENEVA: More than 700 trucks are on their way to famine-stricken areas of Sudan as part of a major scale-up after clearance came through from the Sudanese government, a World Food Programme spokesperson said on Tuesday. The army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been locked in conflict since April 2023 that has caused acute hunger and disease across the country.

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Major food aid ‘scale-up’ underway to famine-hit Sudan, WFP says

'While the amount of aid on this convoy is just a drop in the ocean compared to the need, these trucks are delivering hope to people in Zamzam who have been battling famine on their own, cut off from aid for many months,' says spokesperson - Anadolu Ajansı

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Sudan’s famine-hit Zamzam gets 1st aid trucks in ‘many months’: UN food agency

Zamzam Camp / Adré / El Fasher / Kadugli / Kartal -- The first World Food Programme (WFP) convoy arrived at Zamzam camp in North Darfur on Friday, since the declaration of famine in the area three months ago. This marks the start of a major operation to deliver emergency food aid to Sudan's most vulnerable regions, as the country edges closer to widespread famine amid a war that has yet to show any signs of abating.

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Major food aid ‘scale-up’ under way to famine-hit Sudan, WFP says

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Eye on Africa - World Food Programme scales up operations to deliver aid in famine-hit Sudan

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