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What it takes to eat: new report reveals how war is cutting off access to food as hunger deepens in Sudan
A new report launched today by Action Against Hunger (ACF), CARE International, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Mercy Corps, and Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), shows how the war in Sudan is driving communities into famine conditions, with families surviving on meals made possible only because people risk their lives crossing active battlefields to produce, trade and access food.
Read MoreDeepening starvation in Sudan
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Partnership (IPC) alerts today of famine-level acute malnutrition detected in two more localities in North Darfur, Um Baru and Kernoi. Just three months ago, the IPC warned that famine conditions would further spread.
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IPC report on starvation in Sudan: Famine persists amidst ongoing atrocities in El Fasher
The new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Partnership (IPC) report released yesterday confirms that famine is persisting in Sudan, with a high risk of it further expanding in the weeks to come.
Read MoreCholera outbreak worsens amid conflict in Sudan
Sudan is facing a worsening cholera outbreak as conflict, displacement, and heavy rains create conditions for the rapid spread of waterborne diseases. The situation is growing increasingly dire as the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a “concerning case fatality rate” of 2.8%, nearly three times the emergency threshold.
Read MoreNew CARE research confirms Sudanese women farmers are hardest hit by food system collapse
CARE’s new research brief, Conflict, Agriculture, and Women in Sudan, finds that the crisis facing Sudan’s farmers is becoming even more severe. The survey of 492 farmers in East Darfur, South Darfur, and South Kordofan found that 89% reported declines in productivity and 56% could not safely harvest their crops due to violence and insecurity.
Read MoreFamilies flee besieged North Darfur as humanitarian crisis in Sudan deepens
The siege of El Fasher, which has been ongoing for over one year, has deepened the acute humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan. Families fleeing North Darfur continue to pass through or settle in East Darfur, where CARE Sudan delivers life-saving assistance.
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