War in Sudan Risks Sparking Hunger Crisis for 25 Million People
- Fighting has displaced 9 million, world’s biggest such crisis
- WFP sees unimpeded access, more money to help refugees
People prepare food in a Khrtoum.
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Sudan’s war has put food security at risk for 25 million people across Sudan, South Sudan, and Chad, making it the biggest hunger crisis worldwide, World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain said, calling for unimpeded access and more funding to help communities.
The United Nations unit is unable to get sufficient emergency food assistance to communities in Sudan who are trapped by fighting, McCain said in a statement Wednesday after visiting families in South Sudan who have fled violence.