Humanitarian workers distribute food to families displaced from El Fasher at El-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah city, northern Sudan, November 16, 2025.Image: keystone
April 13, 2026, 3:14 p.mApril 13, 2026, 3:14 p.m
The hunger catastrophe in Sudan continues to worsen. According to a report by aid organizations published on Monday, the situation in Sudan is one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world. Families go whole days without food and millions of people only have one meal a day.
In times of need, plant leaves and animal food are used to survive. The regions of North Darfur and South Kordofan are specifically affected.
The Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2026 coordinated by the United Nations also shows that 28.9 million people in Sudan, almost two thirds of the population, are affected by acute food insecurity are. UN agencies confirm famine in parts of North Darfur and South Kordofan regions.
Women and girls are particularly affected
According to the aid organizations’ report, women and girls are particularly affected by the crisis. They are at high risk of rape and harassment when they go to the fields, markets or to fetch water.
Households headed by women find it much more difficult to get food. The report is based on interviews with farmers, traders and aid workers in Sudan. He attributes the crisis to the fact that agricultural food production was disrupted by the civil war. Hunger is used as a weapon of war, by deliberately destroying farms and markets.
The background to the crisis in Sudan is the war between the Sudanese army and the RSF militia, which has now been going on for three years. The army-backed government denies there is a famine. The RSF denies responsibility for the conditions in the areas under its control. (sda/apa)