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WFP Sounds Alarm on Sudan’s Aid Collapse, With Famine Confirmed in Darfur and Kordofan

UN agencies blame blocked routes, sieges, funding gaps, ongoing violence for the deepening hunger.

Overview

  • At least 21.2 million people face high levels of acute food insecurity, with famine confirmed in el-Fasher and Kadugli, according to UN-backed assessments.
  • WFP says it can reach 4–5 million people a month and has capacity for more, yet access denials and insecurity prevent deliveries into many besieged or contested areas.
  • An RSF drone strike on a kindergarten in South Kordofan’s Kalogi killed many people, including children, according to local medical and official accounts, prompting fresh UN warnings about atrocities in Kordofan.
  • WFP officials describe trying airdrops, digital cash and staging convoys near closed corridors, but say fighting and damaged supply routes have choked off aid to populations in greatest need.
  • Local doctors report documented cases of rape of displaced women by RSF fighters at the al-Afad camp, while millions have been uprooted within Sudan or fled to neighboring countries.