FAMINE SPREADING IN SUDAN

Today, the IPC announced that famine is spreading in Sudan. Families are running out of food, clean water, and basic medical care. Children are the first to suffer and the first to die when hunger reaches this level.

• Famine conditions have now spread to two additional localities in North Darfur — Um Baru and Kernoi — where acute malnutrition has exceeded the internationally recognized famine threshold.
• Children in these areas are dying or at immediate risk: in Um Baru, more than half of young children are acutely malnourished; in Kernoi roughly one-third are affected. These levels indicate life-threatening hunger.
• This escalation occurs amid ongoing conflict, displacement, collapsed services, and severe funding gaps, making humanitarian access extremely difficult and worsening the crisis across Darfur and other regions.

This is not a slow crisis; it is a growing emergency. Conflict has cut people off from markets, farms, and aid. Without immediate help, preventable deaths will continue.

WAM began our response in the fall by providing nearly 90,000 hot meals to hungry families. We are actively distributing fortified rice to 265 afflicted families and, with additional funding, we will continue feeding vulnerable populations in North Darfur. 

Please pray for our partners on the ground in Sudan as they work to bring lifesaving aid to families experiencing famine conditions. Pray for their protection and pray for the Sudanese people.