Sudan
The outbreak of conflict in the Sudan has further exacerbated the food insecurity of people across the country already reeling from the impacts of civil unrest, displacement and an economic crisis. As a result, agriculture – the Sudan’s most important economic sector – continues to be significantly affected by input shortages, a drop in cultivated land and the deterioration of livestock services. FAO is working to significantly scale up crop production and livestock support for vulnerable households to enhance local food production in the face of a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions.
Highlights
News
Sudan: Cereal production down by over 40 percent, likely exacerbating hunger
16/04/2024
Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience, Rein Paulsen, evaluates the food security situation on the ground and urges continued global...
News
5 things you should know about how conflict in Sudan is devastating agriculture and people's food security
15/04/2024
One year on from the start of the most recent hostilities in Sudan, here are five things to know about conflict’s devastating impact on agriculture...
Key documents
The Sudan: Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2024
03/2024
With conflict raging since April 2023, the Sudan has rapidly become the world’s largest internal displacement crisis.
Monitoring food security in Palestine and the Sudan: A joint FAO/WFP update for the members of the United Nations Security Council, February 2024. Issue No. 13 (Special edition)
02/2024
This is the thirteenth update of the Monitoring food security in food crisis countries and territories with conflict situations, jointly produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) to inform members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on critical food crises driven by conflict and insecurity.
Resilience analysis of pastoral and agropastoral communities in South Sudan’s cross-border areas with Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda
09/2019
The IGAD member states are situated in a region exposed to recurrent natural shocks, political instability and characterized by internal and cross-border population displacement.
Multimedia
Video
Escalating crises and hunger require urgent response, says FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol
14/02/2024
Acute hunger is escalating worldwide. The growing number of people impacted by pressing humanitarian crises in conflict-affected places like Gaza, Ukraine,...
Video
Action Against Desertification - Sudan
08/02/2021
Action Against Desertification is an initiative of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) to restore drylands and degraded lands in...