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
Risk of Famine persists as nearly 19.5 million people face acute food insecurity in Sudan
15/05/2026
Conflict, displacement and restricted humanitarian access leave more than 825,000 children at risk of death from severe malnutrition in 2026
News
FAO and Japan strengthen partnership to boost food production in Sudan’s River Nile State
04/05/2026
From the FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa office
News
Five things you should know about Sudan's food crisis
15/04/2026
Why Sudan's agrifood system is under severe strain in 2026
Key documents
The Sudan: Italy’s contribution to strengthen resilient agricultural livelihoods
04/2026
The Government of Italy’s generous contribution of EUR 5 million to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will support the 24-month project “Resilient agricultural livelihoods and emergency crop production support in the Sudan”.
The Sudan. Food crisis: priority actions - Urgent call for assistance
03/2026
The Sudan continues to face a severe and protracted humanitarian crisis. Food insecurity has reached unprecedented levels, driven by conflict, large-scale displacement and economic contraction.
Sudan: Emergency and Resilience Plan, 2026–2028
01/2026
Since the eruption of conflict in April 2023, the Sudan is now the world’s largest humanitarian, displacement and hunger crisis, with conditions continuing to deteriorate rapidly.
Multimedia
Photo Collection
The Sudan: Livestock restocking initiative to rebuild lives and livelihoods and strengthen food security in Al Jazirah
03/02/2026
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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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