Areas south of Khartoum, war-ravaged Sudan's capital, are at high risk of famine, the UN's World Food Programme warned ...

Several areas south of Sudan's capital Khartoum are at risk of famine, the World Food Programme said on Tuesday, with need on the ground outstripping resources amidst a food aid funding shortfall for ...

The World Food Programme is warning several areas near the Sudanese capital of Khartoum are at risk of famine due to years of ...

Over the course of 2025, the food security situation in Sudan has taken a considerable turn for the worst. Compounded by the ...

The risk of famine in Sudan has extended close to the capital Khartoum, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has warned as the country’s brutal civil war grinds on into its third year. The agency has ...

At a United Nations briefing in Geneva, Laurent Bukera, the WFP’s Sudan country director and representative, emphasized, “this is the moment to stand with the Sudanese people as they rebuild ...

The WFP Sudan head says that needs are at the moment outpacing the funding his organisation has received, and that WFP is running short of over $500 million for emergency food and cash assistance ...

The very real risk of famine continues to stalk Sudan’s communities impacted by war, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, in an appeal for more funding to support immediate needs and ...

Laurent Bukera, WFP’s Sudan representative and country director, said the UN agency had found “severe” levels of hunger in Jabal Awliya, a town around 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Khartoum.

Speaking at a UN press briefing in Geneva, Laurent Bukera, WFP's Sudan representative and country director, said "this is the moment to stand with the Sudanese people as they rebuild their lives ...

"The level of hunger and destitution and desperation that was found (is) severe and confirmed the risk of famine in those areas," Laurent Bukera, WFP Country Director in Sudan, told reporters in ...