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U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric expressed concern Tuesday over the worsening food situation in Sudan.
"Almost 26 million men, women and children are acutely hungry – to give you an example, that is equivalent to the entire population of Australia,” Dujarric told reporters.
"Of those 26 million, 750,000 people are just one step away from famine – which translates as IPC (Integrated Food Security) phase (classification) 5 for us.”
People in Sudan are facing a "worst-case scenario," he added.
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Sudanese girls who fled the conflict in Geneina, in Sudan's Darfur region, line up at the water point in Adre, Chad July 30. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Sudan has been mired by fighting between the army, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who is the head of the ruling Sovereign Council, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.
Sudan's General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan salutes as he listens to the national anthem after landing in the military airport of Port Sudan on his first trip away following the crisis in Sudan's capital Khartoum since an internal conflict broke out, in the city of Port Sudan, Sudan, August 27, 2023. REUTERS/Ibrahim Mohammed Ishak/File Photo" alt="26 million facing hunger crisis in Sudan: UN">
Sudan's General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan salutes as he listens to the national anthem after landing in the military airport of Port Sudan on his first trip away following the crisis in Sudan's capital Khartoum since an internal conflict broke out, in the city of Port Sudan, Sudan, August 27, 2023. REUTERS/Ibrahim Mohammed Ishak/File Photo
At least 12,260 people have been killed and more than 33,000 injured in the conflict that started in April 2023, according to U.N. figures.
A humanitarian crisis continues to worsen as nearly 6.8 million people have fled their homes seeking safety in Sudan or neighboring countries.
Several cease-fire agreements brokered by Saudi Arabia and U.S. mediators have failed to end the violence.
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