Refugees escaping Sudan face escalating hunger, malnutrition as food aid risks major reductions

WAM
01 Jul 2025, 18:25 GMT+10

GENEVA, 1st July 2025 (WAM) -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned that millions of Sudanese refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries risk plunging deeper into hunger and malnutrition as critical funding shortages force drastic cuts to life saving food assistance.

WFP quickly mobilised to provide emergency assistance to refugees escaping to seven neighbouring countries. Food and cash, hot meals, and nutrition support have been provided in the Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan, and Uganda.

The agency also expanded support to host communities who have generously welcomed refugees, despite often grappling with their own food insecurity needs.

"This is a full-blown regional crisis that's playing out in countries that already have extreme levels of food insecurity and high levels of conflict," said Shaun Hughes, WFP's Emergency Coordinator for the Sudan Regional Crisis. "Millions of people who have fled Sudan depend wholly on support from WFP, but without additional funding we will be forced to make further cuts to food assistance. This will leave vulnerable families, and particularly children, at increasingly severe risk of hunger and malnutrition."
WFP is urging the international community to mobilise additional resources to sustain food and nutrition assistance for Sudan's refugees and the host communities supporting them.
WFP needs just over US$200 million to sustain its emergency response for Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries for the next 6 months. An additional $575 million is needed for life-saving operations for the most vulnerable inside Sudan.

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