Conflict continues to spread across Sudan, with two years of war leading to one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world and the only famine confirmation worldwide since 2017.

A total of 24.6 million people are facing acute hunger, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) – the  global standard for measuring food insecurity.

Famine was first confirmed in August 2024 in North Darfur’s Zamzam camp. Hundreds of thousands of lives are at risk. 

Sudan faces the worst displacement crisis in the world, as the conflict continues to force millions of people from their homes.  This puts severe pressure on already scarce resources, threatening to destabilize the entire region unless urgent action is taken to prevent the crisis from spiralling out of control.

The conflict has also pushed the banking sector into a severe crisis, with widespread cash shortages nationwide. Cash-strapped Sudanese are struggling to buy essential items as the inflation rate soars.

Despite widespread insecurity and access constraints,  WFP has delivered life-saving food and nutrition assistance in all 18 states since the start of the conflict, including in some of the most hard-to-reach areas across Darfur, Kordofan and Khartoum.

What WFP is doing in Sudan

Food assistance

WFP provides food assistance as a first lifeline and works to ensure that people affected by shocks have access to food. Vulnerable refugees, internally displaced people, returnees and shock-affected resident communities receive either food or cash, to provide choice. Through Food Assistance for Assets programmes, communities receive food or cash to fill their immediate food gap. In return, community members work on projects including building or restoring infrastructure like roads or schools.

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Partners and donors

Achieving Zero Hunger is the work of many. Our work in Sudan is made possible by the support and collaboration of our partners and donors, including:
African Development Bank Andorra Austria Belgium Canada

Operations in Sudan

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Contacts

Office

653 A Block 68 Arkawit, PO Box 913
Khartoum
Sudan

Phone
+249 912 002 000
Fax
+249 183248003
Email
sudan.helpdesk@wfp.org
For media inquiries
sudan.media@wfp.org
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