UN says five million at risk of starvation in Sudan

Sudanese refugee Fatma Ibrahim, who fled the violence in the city of Nyala, South Darfur, holds her twin babies who are being treated for severe malnourishment at a health center at the Kalma IDP camp in South Darfur, Sudan, Feb. 18, 2024. [Reuters]

The United Nations appealed Friday for Sudan's battling factions to allow delivery of humanitarian relief to fend off looming catastrophic hunger.

About 5 million Sudanese could face calamitous food insecurity in coming months as a nearly yearlong war between rival generals continues to tear the country apart, according to a U.N. document seen Friday by AFP.