Sudan's Conflict and Resulting Starvation
The Facts
According to the heads of 19 global humanitarian groups, obstacles to providing aid to the Sudanese people will grow "rapidly and at scale," With UN aid office (OCHA) spokesman Jens Laerke adding that famine is "likely to take hold in large parts of the country."
According to the heads of 19 global humanitarian groups, obstacles to providing aid to the Sudanese people will grow "rapidly and at scale," With a UN aid office (OCHA) spokesman adding that famine is "likely to take hold in large parts of the country."
The Spin
Sudan has been on track to reach famine status since earlier this year, with over 8M people displaced and 18M going hungry. While neighboring countries have heroically opened their borders to refugees, and the EU has pledged another $9B in funding, the world's richer countries must take a stronger stance before Sudan collapses entirely. If this conflict, coupled with what's going on in Gaza, isn't fixed now, countries in the Middle East and Europe will face overwhelming migration.
