Sudan
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48.2 million
country population
19.5 million people
in high levels of acute food insecurity, including 135 000 people in Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5)
825 000 children
expected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition
9 million people
displaced
14 areas in North Darfur, South Darfur and South Kordofan at risk of Famine under a worst-case scenario
to assist 2 465 000 people, FAO requires USD 230.5 million for 2026
Highlights
News
FAO calls for urgent investment to protect food production as crises deepen across the Near East and North Africa
07/10/2026
FAO calls for urgent investment to protect food production as crises deepen across the Near East and North Africa
News
Sudan: FAO launches nationwide livestock vaccination campaign to protect food security and livelihoods amid conflict
25/09/2026
FAO emergencies director Rein Paulsen calls for greater investment in emergency agriculture during a visit to Sudan
News
A race against time in North Kordofan, Sudan
17/08/2026
As conflict and insecurity threaten livelihoods, farmers in North Kordofan race against the rainy season—while humanitarians race to get seeds to them...
Key documents
Contribution from the Government of Sweden to FAO, Annual report 2025
10/2026
In 2025, Sweden, through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), contributed SEK 81 million (USD 8.1 million) to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
The Sudan: Belgium’s contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA)
07/2026
Belgium contributes funding to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA) to provide emergency livestock health and feed support to vulnerable pastoral and agropastoral communities in the Sudan.
El Niño: FAO–WFP Joint Anticipatory Action Appeal, June 2026–March 2027
06/2026
Developing strong El Niño conditions are set to intensify droughts and floods across Africa, Asia and the Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean, putting millions of food‑insecure people at risk through 2027.
Multimedia
Photo Collection
Sudan: Visit of the Director of FAO’s Office of Emergencies and Resilience | Agriculture is the foundation for recovery
28/10/2026
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Video
FAO’s critical efforts to combat famine in the Sudan through agriculture and livelihoods support
02/12/2024
The video highlights FAO's efforts to respond to the hunger crisis in the Sudan and the threat of famine that looms over different parts of the country....
Photo Collection
The Sudan: FAO monitors progress of the Sudan’s main planting season
11/11/2024
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