Intense fighting in Zamzam camp in the North Darfur capital El Fasher has forced the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to temporarily pause the distribution of life-saving food and nutrition assistance in the famine-hit camp for displaced people.
An international aid worker says that all roads around Sudan's famine-stricken Zamzam camp in North Darfur are blocked and the security situation for aid workers on the ground has become "unbearable."
The World Food Programme (WFP) has halted food distributions in Sudan's Zamzam camp due to repeated attacks by Rapid Support Forces. This escalation in violence threatens the lives of vulnerable residents reliant on WFP's aid,
The conflict in Sudan has turned parts of the country into a “hellscape,” the United Nations said on Monday, with millions displaced and facing acute hunger. In a briefing to the Security Council, Edem Wosornu,
Sudanese army advances on the ground could potentially change the course of the war as it approaches its two-year mark
Wosornu stated that the conflict has inflicted immense suffering, turning parts of Sudan into a hellscape. She added that more than 12 million people have been displaced, including 3.4 million who have fled across Sudan’s borders.
The United Nations World Food Programme has temporarily stopped distributing food aid in a famine-struck camp for displaced people in Sudan's North Darfur amid escalating violence, warning that thousands of families could starve in the coming weeks.
FILE - A World Food Program worker stands next to a truck carrying aid from Port Sudan to Darfur and other famine-stricken parts of Sudan, Nov. 12, 2024. The WFP announced on Feb. 26, 2025, it suspended operations in the Zamzam camp in North Darfur due to violence there.