Aid is the ‘only hope’ for millions in Sudan, WFP chief warns, as funding cuts deepen hunger crisis

WFP food distribution in Daba Nayra Camp in Tawila, Sudan.

The World Food Programme’s (WFP) new Executive Director has warned that funding cuts are worsening Sudan’s hunger crisis following his first field mission to the country, where he met families displaced by conflict and struggling to feed their children.

Sudan is facing one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. Since civil war erupted in 2023, millions have been displaced, hundreds of thousands have been killed and famine has become widespread.

“ People facing acute hunger have three unfortunate choices: rebel, migrate or starve ,” WFP Luke Lindberg warned, calling for an end to the fighting and greater international support.

World Food Programme Executive Director Luke Lindberg visits Goz El Salam camp in Kosti, Sudan.

“For many, WFP is their only hope in a time of unprecedented conflict,” he stressed. The UN emergency food agency has been a key humanitarian intervener in the country.

In August, WFP was providing food assistance to more than four million people, including 880,000 in areas at risk of famine .

Thousands of displaced families shelter at Daba Naira Camp in Tawilah, Sudan.

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