×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Home To Bold Columnists
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

Over half of Sudanese face 'acute food insecurity': UN-backed report

Vocalize Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Vocalize

Sudanese Children suffering from malnutrition are treated at an MSF clinic in Metche Camp, Chad, near the Sudanese border. [AFP]

Some 25.6 million people, or more than half of Sudan's population, are facing high levels of "acute food insecurity", a report cited by the United Nations said Thursday.

That figure includes 755,000 people who are facing famine, while 8.5 million face "emergency" conditions, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said.

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Bold Reporting Takes Time, Courage and Investment. Stand With Us.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902
Sports
Kenya suffer 4-0 humiliation to Morocco in WAFCON opener
By Ben Ahenda 6 hrs ago
Rugby
KCB lift 2026 Prinsloo Sevens title
Sports
Amunga ends Kenya's wait with Commonwealth Bronze in Glasgow
Sports
Kenya Pipeline beat KCB and reclaim 2026 Mozzart Kenya Cup title