19 million set to suffer food insecurity in conflict-torn Sudan: UN
ISTANBUL (AA) — The UN has warned that nearly 19 million Sudanese will suffer from food insecurity because of ongoing fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group.
The World Food Program (WFP) expects that the “number of acutely food insecure people in Sudan will increase by between two and 2.5 million people,” said deputy UN spokesman Farhan Haq.
“That raises the number to a total of 19 million people in the next three to six months if the current conflict continues,” he added.
According to the WFP, the most affected Sudanese provinces will be West Darfur, West Kordofan, Blue Nile, and Red Sea.
Haq reiterated an appeal by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to secure $445 million to support an outflow of refugees from Sudan and to provide aid in the next six months.
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