The war has transformed Sudan into what the #UN has called “one of the worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory.” More than 10 million people are internally displaced in the country, with more than 25 million people facing #AcuteHunger. #SudanCrisis

#Famine declared in #Sudan’s #Darfur region after months of #CivilWar
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/02/africa/sudan-darfur-famine-declared-civil-war-intl/index.html

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Famine declared in Sudan’s Darfur region after months of civil war

Famine has officially been declared in at least one refugee camp sheltering hundreds of thousands of people in the Darfur region of Sudan, food security organizations announced, a stark warning of the cost being paid by the population after 15 months of civil war.

CNN

#Drought Pushes Millions Into ‘Acute Hunger’ in #SouthernAfrica

"An estimated 20 million people in southern Africa are facing what the United Nations calls “acute hunger” as one of the worst droughts in more than four decades shrivels crops, decimates livestock and, after years of rising food prices brought on by pandemic and war, spikes the price of corn, the region’s staple crop."

#hunger #acutehunger

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/climate/drought-southern-africa.html

Drought Pushes Millions Into ‘Acute Hunger’ in Southern Africa

The disaster, intensified by El Niño, is devastating communities across several countries, killing crops and livestock and sending food prices soaring.

The New York Times