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The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said new evidence indicated critical conditions in several hotspots, while funding shortages and insecurity continued to limit assistance.<\/p>\n
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In Eastern Jebel Marra, South Darfur, surveys at two displacement camps found acute malnutrition among 38% and 30.8% of children, exceeding the famine threshold.<\/p>\n
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Across Greater Darfur, 13 of 17 nutrition surveys conducted since January recorded critical levels of acute malnutrition.<\/p>\n
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In Nyala, the proportion of children seeking nutrition support who required treatment for severe acute malnutrition more than doubled from 5% in January to 11% in August.<\/p>\n
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Drought now affects more than half of Sudan, destroying crops and eliminating food and income sources for vulnerable households.<\/p>\n
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About 64% of agricultural land in North Darfur has recorded poor plant growth. Rainfall arrived in late September but was too late to save most cereal crops, increasing the likelihood of further price rises.<\/p>\n
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Greater Kordofan, described as the centre of the current conflict, has recorded the displacement of more than 300 000 people since October 2025.<\/p>\n
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Markets have been affected by more than 170 air strikes, armed clashes or incidents of looting during 2026, further restricting access to food and income.<\/p>\n
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Humanitarian operations are also under attack. Two trucks contracted by the World Food Programme came under fire on October 2 and October 3, killing at least one person.<\/p>\n
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Only 26% of children expected to require treatment for severe acute malnutrition with medical complications had received care by August.<\/p>\n
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The IPC warned that as many as two-thirds of untreated children with those complications could die.<\/p>\n
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Less than half of Sudan\u2019s humanitarian appeal had been financed by October 8, leaving agencies without sufficient resources to expand food, nutrition and healthcare services.<\/p>\n
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The IPC Famine Review Committee said insufficient survey data prevented a complete assessment, but available evidence showed conditions deteriorating rapidly.<\/p>\n
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\u201cFamine is the collapse of systems,\u201d the Committee said. \u201cWe are witnessing a humanitarian catastrophe, already of historic proportions.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The IPC called for an end to fighting, safe and sustained humanitarian access and large-scale flexible financing, particularly for North and West Kordofan.<\/p>\n
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