Save The Children warned on Wednesday that around 230,000 children and pregnant or newly-delivered women are at risk of starvation in Sudan, a nation torn apart by a war that has been raging for nearly a year between the army and the Rapid Support Forces.
The conflict has resulted in thousands of deaths and displaced 8 million people, plunging Sudan into one of the worst food crises globally, as stated by Arif Noor, the local director of Save The Children, in a press release.
According to the non-governmental organization, over 2.9 million children are suffering from malnutrition, with an additional 729,000 children under the age of five experiencing severe malnutrition, the most extreme form of hunger.
In early March, the World Food Programme warned that the ongoing war in Sudan could lead to the largest hunger crisis in the world, in a country already experiencing the largest displacement crisis internationally.
Daily practices now include the bombing of civilians, destruction of infrastructure, rape, looting, forced displacement, and burning of villages, affecting 48 million Sudanese.
Noor highlighted the long-term consequences, stating that the absence of an agricultural season last year means no food today, and not planting seeds now means no food tomorrow.
He emphasized that the cycle of hunger is worsening with no end in sight, only leading to further misery.
Currently, over half of the Sudanese population, including 14 million children, require humanitarian aid to survive, according to the United Nations.
