Sudan: new data reveals a sharp deterioration in food crisis, with nearly 12 million hungry people – Sudan

Khartoum/Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warns about a looming food crisis in Sudan driven by the combined impacts of armed conflict, low production of key staple crops and economic turmoil.

A multi-partner Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, issued today an conducted between March and April 2022, involving 19 agencies, including several government departments, specialised UN agencies, and local and international non-government organisations, indicates a significant deepening in Sudan’s food crisis. A record 11.7 million people, almost a quarter of the country's population, are . . .