This week, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), which claims control over Sudan, allowed 15 United Nations aid trucks to cross from Chad to deliver food to those affected by the ongoing famine.
This limited action is hoped to be a first step toward a larger relief effort, but there are concerns it may be too little and too late.
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) recently reported famine conditions in parts of Darfur.
marking a dire situation in Sudan, which has been facing one of the worst humanitarian crises globally.
Over half of Sudan’s 45 million people urgently need aid, with more than 12 million displaced, including nearly two million refugees in neighboring Chad, Egypt, and South Sudan.
Experts warn that up to 2.5 million people could die from hunger by year’s end.
The famine is rooted in decades of economic mismanagement, prolonged conflicts, and worsening droughts intensified by climate change.
The immediate trigger, however, is the use of starvation as a weapon in the ongoing conflict between the SAF.
Led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), commanded by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo, also known as “Hemedti.”
The RSF’s actions have devastated Khartoum and other areas, stripping them of resources and vandalizing critical infrastructure.
Areas like Gezira and Sennar, once major agricultural zones, now face unprecedented hunger.
Darfur is hit hardest, especially in el-Fasher, the region’s only city under SAF control, which relies on fragile supply lines.
The SAF’s strategy of cutting off supplies to rebel areas aims to weaken the RSF’s support but has exacerbated the famine.
Recent peace talks in Geneva, facilitated by Switzerland and organized by the US and Saudi Arabia, failed to achieve significant progress.
The SAF refused direct negotiations, demanding RSF withdrawal from civilian areas first.
The UAE and Saudi Arabia, backing the RSF and SAF respectively, remain divided, hindering peace efforts.
As the conflict continues and hunger worsens, the hope for a swift resolution remains uncertain.
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