On Wednesday, the UN Security Council convened to deliberate on the matter of food insecurity in Sudan, given the ongoing violence that has resulted in thousands of fatalities and exposed millions to severe starvation.
The level of hunger in Sudan is “deeply concerning,” according to Maurizio Martina, the deputy director-general of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This is because some areas, particularly in western and central Darfur, are likely to descend into a catastrophic state of food insecurity as the draught season approaches in May of next year.
He said at the briefing for the Council that the fighting worsens the hunger crisis, limits agricultural output, devastates vital infrastructure and means of subsistence, stymies trade, raises prices sharply, blocks humanitarian access, and results in widespread displacement.
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He stated that the expansion and intensification of hostilities have a direct impact on food security, particularly when the violence spreads to previously unaffected areas, such as the important Sudanese food basket states of Gezira, Sennar, and White Nile.
He emphasized that 65 percent of Sudanese people work in agriculture, which accounts for a large portion of the country’s economy, and that even those who have been able to produce food in spite of the fighting are quickly running out of supplies.
The severe humanitarian effects of the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, which began on April 15, 2023, have been felt by Sudan throughout the previous 11 months.
