Rein Paulsen (FAO) on the food insecurity situation in Sudan - Press Conference

Mr. Rein Paulsen, Director of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Office of Emergencies and Resilience, briefs on the food insecurity situation in Sudan.

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:22:23
• Production Date: 20 March 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: REIN PAULSEN
• Corporate Name: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION - FAO
• Subject Topical: HUNGER; RIGHT TO FOOD; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SHORTAGE; FOOD SUPPLY; MALNUTRITION; HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES; HUMANITARIAN CRISIS; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; HUMANITARIAN RELIEF; ARMED CONFLICTS; ARMED FORCES; ARMED GROUPS; INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS; DISPLACED PERSONS; POLITICAL CRISIS; ETHNIC CONFLICT
• Geographic Subject: SUDAN; SOUTH SUDAN; SUDANO-SAHELIAN REGION
• MAMS Id: 3187510
• Parent Id: 3187334

Description

After nearly 11 months of civil war, almost 18 million people in Sudan are facing acute food insecurity. This is the highest number ever recorded during a harvest season. Without urgent humanitarian assistance and access to basic commodities, people experiencing emergency levels of acute hunger or Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) Phase 4 - of which there are almost 5 million people - could slip into catastrophic food insecurity in the coming months. Additionally, Sudan is facing the world's largest displacement crisis, with more than 8 million people having been displaced since the conflict started in April 2023. 

Related Sites and Documents

FAO Sudan Report Announcement

FAO Special Report: 2024 Sudan Crop and Food Supply