UN: Food prices in Sudan rise by 73%
Sudan Events – Follow-ups
A UN-backed global food security body stressed the need for immediate action “to prevent widespread death and the complete collapse of livelihoods, and to avoid a catastrophic hunger crisis in Sudan.”
The interim classification said that it had reviewed the latest available evidence, and published the warning on Friday “to express its great concern” about the deteriorating situation and to press for immediate action “to prevent famine.”
“Without an immediate cessation of hostilities and a significant deployment of humanitarian aid the residents of Khartoum, Gezira, Greater Darfur, and Greater Kordofan states are at risk of reaching the worst levels of acute food insecurity and malnutrition during the next dry season, which begins in April/May 2024.” The interim classification report stated.
The IPC estimates that 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.
His estimates indicate that grain production was 46% lower than the previous year, due to fighting in basic crop production areas during the peak harvest season, with food prices in the markets higher by 73% than they were in the same period last year.
