{"id":20136433,"date":"2026-08-26T18:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T16:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20136433"},"modified":"2026-08-26T18:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T16:49:09","slug":"wfp-warns-global-conflict-is-driving-sudan-deeper-into-hunger-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/wfp-warns-global-conflict-is-driving-sudan-deeper-into-hunger-crisis","title":{"rendered":"WFP warns global conflict is driving Sudan deeper into hunger crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that global conflict and disruptions to fuel and trade are worsening Sudan\u2019s already catastrophic hunger crisis, with basic food costs rising by almost 40 per cent since February.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Addressing the\u00a0UN Security Council<\/a>\u00a0on Monday, WFP Acting Executive Director Carl Skau described Sudan as the world\u2019s worst hunger crisis and warned that conflict far beyond its borders was also driving up food prices for Sudanese families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne oil tanker anchored in the Strait of Hormuz can mean one less meal a day for a child in Sudan,\u201d Skau said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cConflict is the leading driver of hunger around the world,\u201d he added. \u201cIt is not only a consequence of\u00a0conflict<\/a>, it is increasingly being used as a weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Look at Sudan\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skau urged the international community to act before\u00a0famine is officially declared<\/a>, saying earlier intervention could have prevented further suffering in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTake action before famine is declared and before agricultural seasons are lost. Just look at Sudan,\u201d he told the Council. \u201cWith decisive early action, we may have prevented famine last year in the world\u2019s worst hunger crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also criticised the international response to warnings ahead of\u00a0atrocities in El Fasher<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe all saw the atrocities in El-Fasher coming, but the international community, including this council, failed to act on those warnings,\u201d Skau said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recalling a visit to Tawila in Darfur, where survivors of El Fasher have sought refuge, he described \u201c700,000 people in a super city of grass huts\u201d who had arrived with nothing and now depended on\u00a0limited humanitarian aid<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe people I met there felt completely abandoned,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skau stressed that waiting for famine to be declared was \u201ca total failure of duty\u201d and called for stronger protection of civilians, food systems and humanitarian access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t pull back in Sudan just as we secure access for scaling up,\u201d he said, urging urgent political action alongside humanitarian assistance.<\/p>\n