UN: Conflict in Sudan could push millions to starve

The United Nations (UN) World Food Program (WFP) has warned that violence in Sudan could push millions to starve.

Recalling that WFP had to halt its operations in Sudan, where a third of the population currently struggles to find enough food, due to conflict, the statement said: “The explosion of violence in Sudan has the potential to lead to millions of people to famine,” the Rome-based organization said in a statement.

WFP plans to support 7.6 million people in Sudan in 2023, but the ongoing conflict has hampered WFP’s critical emergency food deliveries, providing school meals to children and tackling malnutrition.

Recalling that three WFP employees lost their lives in the conflicts in Sudan, the following was noted:

“WFP calls on all parties to the conflict to take urgent action to ensure the safety of aid workers and protect humanitarian assets and facilities in Sudan. WFP urges all parties to end the conflict and reach an agreement that ensures the permanent delivery of vital food and humanitarian aid.

CONFLICT BETWEEN THE ARMY AND NGO IN SUDAN

Armed clashes broke out between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (HDK) on the morning of April 15 in Khartoum and other cities, the capital of Sudan. The disagreement between the army and the HDK over the military security reform, which provides for the “full participation of the HDK in the army”, had become a hot-button conflict in recent months.

Sudan’s Foreign Ministry announced that the Sovereignty Council Chairman and army commander, General Abdulfettah al-Burhan, had decided to dissolve the HDK, which clashed with the army, and declare a rebel force against the state, and that they would act consequently. base.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), announced yesterday that the number of people who have lost their lives due to the ongoing conflict in Sudan has risen to 300.

The UN affiliated World Food Program (WFP) announced that 3 of its staff have lost their lives in the ongoing conflicts in Sudan and announced that it has suspended its operations. (AA)