Khartoum, MINA – The UN’s relief chief warned Tuesday against the deepening of food crisis in Sudan due to an ongoing war in the country, Anadolu Agency reports.
“Almost 5 million people in Sudan face emergency levels of hunger, and as the conflict continues, things will only deteriorate,” Martin Griffiths said on X.
Griffiths added that he allocated $15 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to address “this worsening food crisis.”
Sudan has been mired by fighting between the army, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who is the head of the ruling Sovereign Council, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
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At least 12,260 people have been killed and more than 33,000 injured in the conflict that started in April 2023, according to UN figures.
A humanitarian crisis continues to worsen as nearly 6.8 million people have fled their homes seeking safety in Sudan or neighboring countries.
Several cease-fire agreements brokered by Saudi Arabia and US mediators have failed to end the violence. (T/RE1/P2)
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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