Sudan, on the verge of “the worst hunger crisis in the world”, authorizes humanitarian aid from Chad
The Sudanese authorities finally authorize humanitarian aid from Chad to enter their territory.
This was announced Tuesday evening by Clémentine Kweta-Salami, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Sudan.
A displaced woman in South Sudan near a World Food Program truck, February 6, 2023. (Illustrative image).
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For several days, discussions have been held between the United Nations and the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Finally, the authorities of Port Sudan
agreed to allow humanitarian aid
from Chad to Darfur to pass through the town of Tina.
For 15 days, convoys destined for this region had in fact been
blocked at the Chadian border
, because the authorities of Port Sudan suspect Chad of letting weapons pass for Rapid Support Forces (FSR), which are fighting the army Sudanese.
Humanitarian aid convoys from
South Sudan
will therefore be able to reach White Nile State through the town of Renk, and flights will be organized to the airports of
El Fasher,
Kadugli and El-Obeid, in Darfur and Kordoffan, explains our correspondent in Nairobi,
Gaëlle Laleix
.
The United Nations humanitarian coordinator on site ensures that contacts have already been made with the local authorities and the parties involved, in order to allow the convoys to get back on the road as quickly as possible.
18 million Sudanese people in acute food insecurity
“
There is no time to lose
,” she commented.
According to the World Food Program (WFP), the conflict which has ravaged Sudan for almost eleven months risks generating “
the
largest hunger crisis in the world
”, it warned this Wednesday March 6.
According to the WFP, today, less than 5% of Sudanese can afford a full meal a day, and 18 million are acutely food insecure, including 5 million who have reached the last level before famine.
#BreakingNews: @WFPChief says the war in #Sudan 🇸🇩 risks triggering world's largest hunger crisis
10 months of fighting have pushed ca.
18 million ppl into acute hunger & needs are rising
‼️ @WFP urgently needs unimpeded access to provide aid
👉https://t.co/jn8tIKmknH pic.twitter.com/M1MLywdqSK
— WFP Sudan (@WFP_Sudan) March 6, 2024
Sudanese who can barely be helped by humanitarians, suffering obstacles to movement and a serious lack of funding, according to the WFP.
The fighting – which has left
thousands dead
and eight million displaced – “
threatens millions of lives, the peace and stability of an entire region
,” said WFP boss Cindy McCain on Wednesday.
“
Twenty years ago, Darfur experienced the world's largest hunger crisis and the world came together to respond, but today the Sudanese are forgotten
,” she continued.
In South Sudan, where 600,000 people have taken refuge to escape the war, “
one in five children in transit centers at the border suffer from malnutrition
,” reports Cindy McCain.
Read also WHO points to risk of “catastrophic” famine in Sudan
(
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AFP)
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