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UN office warns possible rise in food insecure people numbers in Sudan

Xinhua, May 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that the start of the lean season in June in Sudan will likely bring an increase in the number of people who are food insecure in the country from the current 3.5 million people to 4 million people, a UN spokesman told reporters here Thursday.

"The latest report from the Famine Early Warning Systems Network, indicates that the most affected people are in Darfur, with 70 percent of people are food insecure," Stephane Dujarric, the UN spokesman, said at a daily news briefing here. "The UN continues to call on all parties to conflict in Sudan to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law and to ensure safe, timely and unhindered access for aid organizations."

In 2015, the World Food Programme (WFP) plans to assist 3.7 million people across Sudan through direct food assistance, cash vouchers and nutrition programs, as well as recovery and resilience-building activities that help communities to become self-reliant.

This includes 2.8 million people in the conflict-affected region of Darfur and close to one million vulnerable people in the central, eastern and three areas, such as South Kordofan and Blue Nile states.

In 2004, WFP launched its emergency operation in Darfur to respond to the needs of those displaced and affected by the conflict in this region. Endite