The United Nations has raised alarm over a worsening hunger crisis in Sudan, where more than 25 million people are struggling to survive amid escalating conflict and dwindling humanitarian aid. UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric made the announcement during a press briefing on Thursday, September 11, 2025, warning that the World Food Programme (WFP) lacks the resources to meet urgent needs. “The World Food Programme is being forced to scale down critical humanitarian assistance due to insufficient funding,” Dujarric said. “Currently, WFP can only support four million people a month, that’s j

The United Nations has raised alarm over a worsening hunger crisis in Sudan, where more than 25 million people are struggling to survive amid escalating conflict and dwindling humanitarian aid. UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric made the announcement during a press briefing on Thursday, September 11, 2025, warning that the World Food Programme (WFP) lacks the resources to meet urgent needs. “The World Food Programme is being forced to scale down critical humanitarian assistance due to insufficient funding,” Dujarric said. “Currently, WFP can only support four million people a month, that’s just one in six of those in need, and half of what was originally planned.” Sudan has been engulfed in war since April 2023, when fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), commanded by Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, after the collapse of a power-sharing deal. The conflict has claimed more than 150,000 lives and displaced millions, creating one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises. In response, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to Sudan, Ramtane Lamamra, has begun a tour of East Africa to push for a ceasefire and renewed peace talks. Currently, government forces maintain control over key cities, including the capital, Khartoum, while RSF fighters hold much of Darfur.

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