UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday said the food crisis in Sudan caused by the ongoing political and military conflict in the country is expected to escalate in the coming months.
FAO in a statement said Sudan will need additional humanitarian aid urgently.
“The current crisis in Sudan has worsened an already dire food insecurity situation, with hunger expected to increase substantially across the country as it heads into the typical lean season period from June to September,’’
The organization said that it “urgently” required 95.4 million dollars to provide assistance to people affected by the crisis the most, such as shipments of seeds to farmers and livestock services.
Around 15 million people in need could receive help from the UN organisation under its assistance plan, FAO added.
Adam Yao, interim FAO representative in Sudan, said “we are doing everything we can to utilise the relatively calm conditions in rural areas and the current planting season to rapidly increase local food production and availability, save lives and avoid more people sliding into acute food insecurity,”
Violent clashes between Sudan’s regular armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces broke out in mid-April.
According to the latest figures from the World Health Organisation, over 7,000 people have been killed and 5,700 were injured in the clashes, while over 1.6 million were displaced.
