Sudan
A Growing Humanitarian Crisis
The ongoing violence has the potential to plunge millions more people into hunger.
A record number of people are facing hunger in Sudan because of violence, high food prices and climate shocks. Now, the current conflict threatens to push millions more people into hunger.
People face extreme hunger
Live under the poverty line
People are displaced
Facts About Sudan
Population: 48.1 million people.
Geography: Sudan is located in northeastern Africa and shares borders with Egypt, Libya, Chad, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea, along with a coast on the Red Sea.
Economy: The 2011 secession of South Sudan sent economic shockwaves across Sudan that the country is still recovering from. Instability and inflation have hampered Sudan’s economic growth.
What’s Causing Hunger?
Violent Conflict
For years, Sudan has struggled with conflict. The most recent conflict, which began in April 2023, has created the worst displacement crisis in the world and risks creating the world’s largest hunger crisis spanning Sudan, South Sudan and Chad.
Economic Shocks
When South Sudan seceded in 2011, Sudan’s economy lost a major source of oil revenue. As a result, inflation and high food prices sent millions of people deeper into hunger.
Climate Extremes
Sudan faces recurring droughts and floods that destroy crops and force migration. The climate crisis has made these natural disasters more frequent and intense, pushing more families into extreme hunger.
WFP’s Work in Sudan
WFP has been present in Sudan since 1963. The number of hungry people have tripled in the last few year. We’ve been able to reach 6.5 million people with lifesaving food since the most recent conflict began.
We provide food assistance to refugees, internally displaced people and other communities suffering from hunger.
We prevent and treat malnutrition for children under the age of 5 and pregnant or breastfeeding mothers.
With tools and agricultural training, we help small-scale farmers to cut their post-harvest losses.
Help Save lives today
By giving to the U.N. World Food Programme, you help us deliver lifesaving food to vulnerable people in Sudan and other countries affected by conflict.
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