Sudan food aid at risk of running dry, UN warns

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by By Al Jazeera and news agenciesJanuary 16, 2026 at 01:51 PM

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The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday, January 16, 2026, that food aid in Sudan could run out by March without $700 million in additional funding. This money is needed to sustain operations through June and prevent the worsening of the country's hunger and displacement crisis. Sudan's civil war, now over 1,000 days long, has killed tens of thousands and displaced 14 million people, leaving over 21 million facing acute hunger. Aid efforts are hampered by decreased funding, partly due to policy changes in the United States, and access limitations due to ongoing fighting, with famine already confirmed in some areas. The UN is urging the international community to increase humanitarian assistance.

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United States 40% Volker Turk 50% Rapid Support Forces 60% Donald Trump 70% World Food Programme ×280% Sudan ×3100%

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sudan 100% food aid 90% hunger 80% wfp 80% displacement crisis 70% funding shortage 70% humanitarian assistance 60% civil war 60% famine 50% aid workers 40%