Sudan

Sudan remains one of the world's most severe hunger crises. In the fourth year of conflict, continued fighting is driving hunger and forcing families into desperation.

Some 19.5 million people face acute hunger, including 5 million experiencing emergency levels of food insecurity. The risk of famine persists across multiple hunger hotspots, mainly in greater Darfur and greater Kordofan.

In areas where conflict continues or has shifted, displacement, violence and restrictions on movement are disrupting livelihoods and people's ability to access food. Around 8.6 million people are internally displaced.

The crisis is being compounded by rising costs. Disruptions to maritime supply routes in the Red Sea are pushing up the costs of fuel and fertilizer, while food is becoming increasingly expensive. Sorghum prices are nearly three times higher than a year ago on average, while wheat flour prices have almost doubled.

The World Food Programme (WFP) continues to provide a critical lifeline. However, funding shortfalls mean WFP is having to cut 800,000 vulnerable people from emergency food assistance until the end of 2026, while most families receiving support are getting rations covering just half of their minimum food needs. 

Meanwhile, El Niño threatens to deepen the crisis further, potentially pushing an additional 1.2 million people into acute hunger by the end of the next lean season in August 2027.

WFP urgently requires US$426 million from October to March 2027, including US$402 million for life-saving emergency food and nutrition assistance for 4 million people.