Sudan
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48.2 million
country population
21.2 million people
experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above), including 375 000 people in Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5)
9.6 million people
displaced
Famine conditions confirmed in El Fasher (North Darfur) and Kadugli (South Kordofan)
to assist 14.2 million people, FAO requires USD 156.7 million for 2025
Highlights
News
FAO’s new Global Emergency and Resilience Appeal seeks $2.5 billion to support 100 million people in 54 countries
03/12/2025
Inaugural Appeal focuses on cost-effective agricultural solutions that link urgent needs with long-term resilience
News
New FAO-WFP report warns of shrinking window to prevent millions more people facing acute food insecurity in 16 hotspots
12/11/2025
Conflict and violence are driving extreme hunger in six major crises
News
Sudan: When home calls, farmers answer
11/11/2025
Farmers reclaim hope in Sudan’s shattered heartland
Key documents
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.
Priority countries: Belgium, Germany and Norway’s contributions through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA)
01/2026
In 2025, global food security faced unprecedented challenges. Humanitarian needs remain at record levels, yet funding continues to decline.
Sudan – Al Jazirah: DIEM-Monitoring emergency agriculture support brief, October 2025
12/2025
This emergency agriculture support brief presents the results of the latest Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) round conducted in Al Jazirah state in the Sudan in July 2025.
Multimedia
Photo Collection
The Sudan: The Jazirah Scheme sorghum harvest 2025
23/12/2025
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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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