International Warning: Famine Threatens 14 Areas in Sudan

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), an international hunger monitoring body, warned on Thursday of the risk of famine in 14 regions across Sudan if the war escalates further between the conflicting parties. This assessment indicates a real possibility of famine in the worst-case scenarios for the situation in those areas, which include parts of Darfur, Khartoum, Kordofan, and Al Jazira State. The report revealed that approximately 755,000 people in Sudan are facing some of the worst levels of hunger, while 8.5 million people, or roughly 18% of the population, are experiencing food shortages that could lead to acute malnutrition or necessitate emergency coping strategies. UN experts warned that the warring parties in Sudan are using starvation as a weapon in the conflict, accusing foreign governments providing military support of "collusion" in committing war crimes.