Sudan is experiencing the world's largest humanitarian crisis
Almost two years after the internal civil war that began on April 15, 2023, Sudan is currently experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis in its history. Half of the population - some 30 million people - are at risk of famine.
Official figures put the death toll at at least 20,000. However, international sources say the toll is much higher. The war has displaced more than 8 million people within the country, and nearly 4 million have fled to neighboring countries.
The UN reported on its official website that "the country's health system has almost completely collapsed: hospitals are under attack, and doctors and medical workers are leaving the country en masse."
The famine was first reported in Zamzam camp in North Darfur and has now spread to 10 areas in Darfur and Kordofan regions. The situation is particularly dire in the city of Al-Fashir, which has been under siege since May 2024.
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is providing food assistance to more than 3 million Sudanese people each month, mostly through digital money transfers, official reports say. It needs $650 million to reach another 7 million people over the next six months.
If humanitarian organizations are not adequately funded and access to essential areas is not provided, tens of thousands more people could die in the third year of the war.
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It is known that the Sudanese army has recaptured strategic points in the city - Khartoum International Airport and the presidential palace - from the separatist Rapid Action Forces.
