Sudan: Drought and war push Darfur and Kordofan towards famine

The risk of famine is growing in parts of Sudan already becoming apart by war, as a severe El Niño drought makes life even harder in Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan, the UN-backed global hunger monitor warned on Monday.

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Machine translated from PT. Original: Sudan: Drought and war push Darfur and Kordofan towards famine

UN Humanitarian Aid reported: Sudan: Drought and war push Darfur and Kordofan towards famine
The risk of famine is growing in parts of Sudan already torn apart by war, as a severe El Niño drought makes life even harder in Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan, the UN-backed global hunger monitor warned on Monday.
Source type: international organization
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Source country: International
Published (UTC): 2026-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
Source: UN Humanitarian Aid
Original source: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168577

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