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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.
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.
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 ...
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.
18 March – Schools across South Sudan close for the day, as an extreme heat wave hits the country. [ 1 ] 31 March - 2024 Malakal Airport collision : A Boeing 727 collides with a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 at Malakal Airport , injuring one person.
War-hit Sudan is sliding into a "widening famine crisis" that has been marked by worsening starvation and a surge in acute malnutrition, an independent group of food security experts says.
13 February – The government of South Sudan is accused of ignoring four reports linking oil pollution and birth defects in Upper Nile and Unity states. [4] 19 February – Locust swarms spread from Uganda to South Sudan. [5] 20 February – The government and rebels reach a peace agreement in South Sudan. [6]