World Food Programme to cut Sudan rations as famine deepens

Sudan War 2025: Famine and the Gendered Hunger Crisis

Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen Publication (Outlet/Website): Vocal.Media Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2025/11/09 The war in Sudan, between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces, is among the world’s largest conflicts, causing over 150,000 deaths and displacing more than 14 million. Famine was declared in El Fasher and Kadugli in November 2025. Women and girls face gendered harms: […]

World Food Programme to cut Sudan rations as famine deepens

The World Food Programme said it will slash food rations in Sudan next month as funding shortages collide with a deepening famine. The decision comes as the country’s humanitarian crisis reaches unprecedented levels, with millions struggling to survive amid conflict and mass displacement. WFP emergency director Ross Smith said rations will be cut by 70 percent in famine-hit areas and by 50 percent elsewhere. Speaking from Rome via Geneva, Smith …