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WFP warns of impending famine in Sudan
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warns that the window to save lives is closing as famine looms in Sudan’s war-torn regions with civilians trapped by intensified fighting in northern Darfur; the rainy season set to start in the coming month making critical transport routes inaccessible;
Sudan facing ‘inferno’ of violence, aid holdups: UN
Residents of conflict-hit Sudan are “trapped in an inferno of brutal violence” and increasingly at risk of famine due to the rainy season and blocked aid, the UN’s humanitarian coordinator for the country warned Wednesday.
VOA60 Africa - WFP: Threat of famine growing for 5 million Sudanese
The World Food Program has warned that the threat of famine is growing for 5 million Sudanese in parts of the country affected by the ongoing war. WFP’s deputy executive director Carl Skau, said the situation in Sudan is “desperate and quickly deteriorating.
Sudan faces 'inferno of violence' and risk of famine, UN warns
Residents of conflict-hit Sudan are "trapped in an inferno of brutal violence" and increasingly at risk of famine due to the rainy season and blocked aid, the UN's humanitarian coordinator for the country warned Wednesday.
UN official warns of looming famine in Sudan
A senior official of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday warned that the window to save lives in Sudan is closing as famine looms in the African country's war-torn regions. "The situation is desperate and quickly deteriorating,
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