FAO emergencies and resilience

Sudan

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48.2 million 
country population

21.2 million people 
experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above), including 375 000 people in Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5)

9.6 million people 
displaced

Famine conditions confirmed in El Fasher (North Darfur) and Kadugli (South Kordofan)

to assist 14.2 million people, FAO requires USD 156.7 million for 2025

Famine has been confirmed in El Fasher and Kadugli, with a high risk of Famine emerging across 20 additional areas in Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan. Violent conflict, restricted access, mass displacement and high food prices continue to drive extreme levels of food insecurity across the country. FAO is scaling up crop, livestock and fisheries support to help vulnerable households boost local food production amid a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions.
Highlights
News
New FAO-WFP report warns of shrinking window to prevent millions more people facing acute food insecurity in 16 hotspots
12/11/2025

Conflict and violence are driving extreme hunger in six major crises

Mudathir Yousif shares his story during a field visit. 15 July 2025. Roweina village, South Al Jazirah locality, Al Jazirah State, Sudan. Photo credit: FAO/Mohamed Ahmed.
News
Sudan: When home calls, farmers answer
11/11/2025

Farmers reclaim hope in Sudan’s shattered heartland

News
Famine conditions confirmed in Sudan’s El Fasher and Kadugli as hunger and malnutrition ease where conflict subsides
04/11/2025

FAO, WFP and UNICEF warn of the highest levels of acute food insecurity and malnutrition in El Fasher and Kadugli; improvements seen where fighting...

 
Key documents
11/2025

In 2024, acute hunger affected over 295 million people globally, continuing a six-year upward trend driven by conflict, climate extremes and economic instability.

09/2025

The Government of Ireland contributed USD 501 196 to the FAO project, "Emergency seed distribution to vulnerable farming households in White Nile State", which was implemented from the 1 January 2024 to 31 January 2025.

09/2025

The Government of Ireland contributed USD 501 196 to the FAO project, "Emergency food security and nutrition support to vulnerable refugees and host communities in White Nile State", which was implemented from the 1 January 2024 to 31 January 2025.

 
 
Multimedia
Video
FAO’s critical efforts to combat famine in the Sudan through agriculture and livelihoods support
02/12/2024

The video highlights FAO's efforts to respond to the hunger crisis in the Sudan and the threat of famine that looms over different parts of the country....

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