Millions Face Acute Hunger in Sudan With Aid Hampered, WFP Says
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Sudanese security forces patrol the streets of Gedaref city, Sudan on April 3.
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War is driving hunger to record levels in Sudan, with 18 million people now experiencing “acute hunger” amid challenges bringing aid into the country, the World Food Programme said.
The government revoked permission for humanitarian groups to bring life-saving aid into the country in February, though last week the WFP managed to send several convoys carrying food into the western Darfur region, where some of the worst fighting and atrocities have taken place.