A global body for food security: Sudan needs immediate action to confront hunger. Nearly 5 million people suffer from acute malnutrition, including 3.6 million children under the age of five and 1.2 million pregnant and breastfeeding women.
It estimates that grain production was 46% lower than the previous year due to fighting in basic crop production areas during the peak harvest season. Food prices in the markets 73% higher than in the same period last year. Nearly 25 million people - half the country's population - need assistance.