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WFP Warns Funding Shortfalls Could Halt Food Aid for Sudanese Refugees

Child malnutrition in refugee camps has reached emergency levels following successive ration cuts

Displaced people ride a an animal-drawn cart, following Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacks on Zamzam displacement camp, in the town of Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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Overview

  • The agency cautions that without fresh contributions food assistance may grind to a halt in the Central African Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia and Libya
  • Rations in Uganda, Chad and South Sudan currently fall below emergency thresholds, with some refugees surviving on under 500 calories per day
  • More than four million people who fled Sudan since early 2023 rely entirely on WFP aid across neighboring countries
  • Chad, hosting nearly one quarter of the refugee population, faces further ration reductions in the coming months without new funding
  • Shaun Hughes, WFP Emergency Coordinator, warns that additional cuts will leave vulnerable families at soaring risk of hunger and severe malnutrition