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

Is Sudan's salvation dependent on international aid or does its hope lie solely within its own people?

Published MAY 15

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

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Above: Abu al-Naga displacement camp in Gedaref State, Sudan, on Feb. 6. Image credit: AFP/Getty Images

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As the civil war in Sudan enters its fourth year, the situation is only growing worse, with nearly 20 million people in the country facing dangerous levels of food insecurity. Given the severity of this crisis, the international community must get its act together and immediately support a humanitarian response lest this emergency become a catastrophe.

WFP Norwegian Refugee Council

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