The World Food Programme (WFP) has successfully delivered food aid to Sudan's Darfur region, marking the first such delivery in months amidst warnings of a looming famine. The conflict in Sudan has led to 18 million people experiencing acute hunger at record levels, with the situation exacerbated by a yearlong war and challenges in bringing aid into the country. The delivery of the first two convoys of food aid by the WFP on Friday comes as a critical step in addressing the dire hunger crisis, following two successful cross-border deliveries in March. This development follows reports of the deliberate destruction of the food supply in conflict zones, a tactic used to starve populations as a weapon of war, highlighted ahead of #WorldHealthDay. The United Nations has begun distributing the food aid in Darfur, aiming to avert a hunger catastrophe in the region amid the lack of access to food aid.
https://t.co/FfyFX8IZJr First UN food supplies arrive in Sudan's Darfur after months but millions face acute hunger
The United Nations said Friday it has begun distributing food in Sudan's restive western Darfur region for the first time in months, following two successful cross-border deliveries in March, but the population still faces widespread hunger unless more... https://t.co/5GcZvC49Xg
The UN has begun distributing food in Sudan’s Darfur region for the first time in months, amid warnings of impending famine caused by a yearlong war and lack of access to food aid https://t.co/lCT7X77whq https://t.co/mKz0PFuPHZ
First UN food supplies arrive in Sudan's Darfur after months, millions still face acute hunger ➡️ https://t.co/WstcQLfw38 https://t.co/H4rVIdIXSz
First UN food supplies arrive in Sudan’s Darfur after months but millions face acute hunger https://t.co/1cVzYk5BZ9
WFP delivers food aid to Darfur as Sudan famine looms https://t.co/vm2eHLIW5A https://t.co/c4CJSTixx7
Aid lifeline by @WFP reaches Sudan’s Darfur in bid to avert ‘hunger catastrophe’ https://t.co/dCyQ1Exu4Z
⚠️ WFP DELIVERS FOOD AID TO DARFUR AS SUDAN FAMINE LOOMS Full Story → https://t.co/OnPzbFJbwp The World Food Programme said on Friday it had negotiated the delivery of the first two convoys of food aid into Sudan's Darfur region in months, amid warnings of impending famine…
In conflict zones, the destruction of the food supply can be deliberately used to starve people as a weapon of war. Why is this happening & why is it allowed to continue? Ahead of #WorldHealthDay, our Editorial explores this critical health issue: https://t.co/SXHJGJlWSp https://t.co/3FkCH44CsZ
War is driving hunger to record levels in Sudan, with 18 million people now experiencing “acute hunger” amid challenges bringing aid into the country, the World Food Programme says https://t.co/aiyK62sfbM