A joint statement issued by more than a dozen Arab and African nations, including the UAE, warned of the food insecurity in Sudan which reached its worst levels not witnessed in the country’s history.
The struggle for control and power between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces erupted into a civil war that started on April 15, 2023.
Fifteen months later, the violent clashes and fighting led to 14,000 people getting killed and 33,000 others injured, while rights activists argued the death toll could be higher.
The war also created the world’s largest displacement crisis with more than 11 million people forced to flee their homes, and 25.6 million others without access to sufficient food, or to meet their basic needs.
Meanwhile, more than a dozen countries from the Middle East and North Africa or MENA region warned about the continuing crisis and risk of famine in Sudan.
The report titled Integrated Food Security Phase Classification expressed serious concern for the safety and well-being of civilians, including several thousand children suffering severe malnutrition.
Among the Arab and African nations that took part in the joint statement were the UAE, Jordan, Morocco, Mauritania, Chad, Seychelles, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Mozambique, and Nigeria, among others.
The warring parties have sent their respective delegates to represent them in the recent ceasefire talks in Geneva, Switzerland as mediators undergo fragile negotiations to end the deadly conflict.
The World Health Organization also warned that about 800,000 people remain trapped in the Sudanese city of El Fasher in the North Darfur region as fighting entered its 15th month.
