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The United Nations has expressed alarm over Sudan’s deteriorating food situation.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said through his spokesman Stephane Dujarric in a press statement on Tuesday that nearly 26 million men, women and children are in acute states of hunger in the war-torn country.
The statement said the figure is equivalent to the entire population of Australia, with 750,000 affected people just one step away from famine, equivalent to Phase 5 of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).
The statement noted that rising food prices, difficulties in accessing food and the impact of conflict have exacerbated people’s difficulties in accessing food.
The statement said some food prices had risen by more than 120 percent in just one year.
“Last month, local food prices rose 16 percent compared to May. Compared to June last year, prices have risen 120 percent,” the statement read.
The report predicts that the situation will deteriorate further with the arrival of the rainy season, noting that the Tine crossing, used to transport goods from Chad to Sudan’s Darfur region, is currently impassable due to heavy rains and flooding. Many roads in southern Sudan are also impassable.
The statement said that the Sudanese humanitarian community urgently needs assistance through all possible means to avoid further deterioration of the situation. Additional funds are also crucial because Sudan’s humanitarian aid funds are only 30% in place.
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