Sudan on precipice of famine ‘beyond imagination’, says outgoing UN aid chief

People form a line for a potential food aid delivery in Agari, Sudan. More than 750,000 people face the most catastrophic form of food emergency, while 8.5 million more face acute malnutrition.People form a line for a potential food aid delivery in Agari, Sudan. More than 750,000 people face the most catastrophic form of food emergency, while 8.5 million more face acute malnutrition.

“Sudan is comparable in horror, in potential tragedy, if not worse. But it’s not moving in the right direction, and it’s not getting international attention on the level it should,” Griffith said. Crucially for the Darfur region in western Sudan, the centre of the looming famine, the SAF is not letting aid across the Adré crossing from Chad. Griffiths said diplomatic efforts were under way to try to resolve the blockage, perhaps with an inspection regime to guarantee that arms were not entering Sudan alongside food aid. But he said that time was running out to avoid the worst-case scenarios.

He said: “I suspect the reason for is because we did get in some quantities of humanitarian assistance] in the months of March and April. So aid works, is the story here.” “The Israelis have an obligation under international laws to provide security for humanitarian aid, so it’s not right to say they’re not the problem,” Griffiths said. “They are part of the process that is needed to ensure the security of humanitarian deliveries.”

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