The UN has issued a warning about the worsening famine conditions in Sudan as the country’s war – fuelled by foreign intervention – rages on. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk says there is a growing risk of deaths due to starvation, which will only aggravate Sudan’s already dire humanitarian crisis.
Two major aid organisations recently halted operations in North Darfur’s massive ZamZam refugee camp – reportedly home to half a million people – amid intense fighting in the region, including attacks on the camp itself by the UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary. The World Food Programme temporarily halted the distribution of food, while Doctors Without Borders says humanitarian efforts have become too difficult for the medical charity.
Famine conditions have already been reported in at least five locations across Sudan, including otherN displacement camps. Currently, more than 24.6-million people are facing acute hunger.
Since April 2023, the Sudanese army and the UAE-backed RSF have been engaged in a proxy war that has caused tens of thousands of deaths – with some fearing the death toll has long exceeded 150,000.
More than 11-million people have been displaced, both internally and abroad, according to the UN and local authorities.
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