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
Bracing for El Niño: FAO and WFP launch joint appeal to protect 8.8 million people from extreme weather events
18/06/2026
Scaling up early action in 22 high-risk countries will help safeguard lives, livelihoods and food security
News
New FAO-WFP report warns worsening hunger puts 13 hotspots at significant risk
17/06/2026
Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen and Palestine remain hotspots of highest concern, with Nigeria and Somalia joining the list as acute hunger risks deteriorate...
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
Key documents
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.
Hunger Hotspots, FAO–WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity: June to November 2026
06/2026
In the current edition of a regular joint bi-yearly report, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is likely to worsen across 13 countries and territories identified as hotspots between June and November 2026, prompting an early warning for urgent humanitarian action in these identified hunger hotspots.
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”.
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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