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
FAO’s new Global Emergency and Resilience Appeal seeks $2.5 billion to support 100 million people in 54 countries
03/12/2025

Inaugural Appeal focuses on cost-effective agricultural solutions that link urgent needs with long-term resilience

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

 
Key documents
12/2025

This emergency agriculture support brief presents the results of the latest Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) round conducted in Al Jazirah state in the Sudan in July 2025.

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.

 
 
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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