WFP Warns Sudan Refugee Food Aid Cuts Jeopardize Millions

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued urgent warnings about potential drastic cuts to food aid for millions of Sudanese refugees due to a severe funding crisis exacerbated by reduced foreign aid from major donors like the United States, Germany, and the UK. Over four million displaced Sudanese refugees across neighboring countries such as the Central African Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Chad, South Sudan, and Uganda face increasing food insecurity and malnutrition, with some refugees surviving on less than 500 calories per day. The ongoing civil war between Sudan's national army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has intensified the humanitarian crisis, straining host countries already grappling with conflict and food shortages. The WFP warns that without an urgent injection of $200 million over six months, food assistance programs in key host countries could halt within two months, worsening starvation and malnutrition rates, particularly among children. This funding shortfall reflects a broader global humanitarian crisis caused by significant aid cuts from major donors, which is leaving millions without critical support across multiple regions, as highlighted by the Norwegian Refugee Council. The combined impact of conflict, economic collapse, and reduced international aid threatens to deepen the humanitarian catastrophe across Sudan and its neighbors unless immediate action is taken.