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On Tuesday, the IPC is expected to publish a report finding that famine has spread to five areas in Sudan and could expand to 10 by May, according to a briefing document seen by Reuters.
The committee identified another 17 areas across Sudan at risk of famine. The IPC estimated about 24.6 million people, about half of all Sudanese, urgently need food aid through May, a sharp ...
On 23 December 2024, the Sudanese government suspended its participation in the IPC, accusing the organisation of “issuing unreliable reports that undermine Sudan’s sovereignty and dignity”. [22] As of September 2024, the 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Responses Plan is still underfunded with less than 50% of its desired US$2.7 billion ...
To date, U.N. agencies and other organizations only have declared famines twice since the IPC warning system was created 20 years ago: in Somalia in 2011, and in South Sudan in 2017.
22 February – The World Food Programme releases a report stating over 95% of Sudan's population cannot afford a meal a day. [4]26 February – Sudanese military ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets with Libyan Government of National Unity prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh to request help in the war in Sudan in response to the involvement of Libyan mercenaries.
On 1 August 2024, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Famine Review Committee (FRC) concluded that IPC Phase 5 famine conditions are prevalent and ongoing in parts of North Darfur, including the Zamzam camp south of El Fashe and that there was a high risk of similar conditions throughout internally displaced persons (IDP) camps.
Since the IPC warning system was created 20 years ago, famines have only been declared twice - in parts of Somalia in 2011 and in parts of South Sudan in 2017. The IPC said famine could occur with ...
6 August – Two people are killed after Sudanese warplanes enter South Sudanese airspace and bomb the town of Khortumbak in Upper Nile State. [6]9 August – Petronas pulls out of South Sudan after 14 years in operation, citing changes in the industrial environment.