More than 40% of Sudan's population faces severe famine

There are currently 20.3 million people in Sudan facing severe hunger and dependent on humanitarian aid, equivalent to 42% of the total population of this African country.

Some 6.3 million people are on the brink of famine, the highest number ever recorded in Sudan. (Source: Getty)

Data from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) also shows that 6.3 million people are on the brink of famine, the highest number ever recorded in Sudan.

In response, WFP has planned to provide emergency food and nutrition assistance to some 6.5 million people, but limited humanitarian access has hampered these plans.

WFP has provided essential food to more than 3 million people since conflict broke out in Sudan. Without its assistance, people are at risk of falling into even deeper poverty and famine, according to WFP.

Months of fighting between the Sudanese army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has left more than 9,000 people dead and forced more than 5.6 million to flee their homes.

More than 8,000 people fled Sudan to neighboring Chad last week alone, according to a new report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The number is likely an underestimate due to problems registering new arrivals.

Saudi Arabia said on November 7 that warring parties in Sudan had made no progress towards a ceasefire after the latest round of peace talks in Jeddah.

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