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Sudan: 19.5M Face Hunger as Civil War Enters Year 4

Sudan: 19.5M Face Hunger as Civil War Enters Year 4

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Nearly 19.5 million people in Sudan — two out of every five — are facing crisis-level hunger as the civil war enters its fourth year, and the situation is only getting worse. Over 825,000 children under five are expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition in 2026, a 25 percent jump from pre-conflict levels. The international community must fund humanitarian response immediately or this crisis becomes an irreversible catastrophe.

Sudan's hunger catastrophe isn't a natural disaster — it's the product of an unjust international system that deliberately underfunds Sudanese suffering while foreign governments arm the very forces destroying civilian infrastructure. The RSF has systematically looted homes, factories and entire neighborhoods while powerful outside actors look away. Ordinary Sudanese citizens are rebuilding with no real support, proving the global humanitarian framework is broken by design.


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