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Famine Hits Darfur: 400,000 Face Extreme Hunger Crisis

11/3/2025

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Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) reports famine has spread to el-Fasher, Darfur, and Kadugli in South Kordofan, affecting 400,000 people.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have besieged these areas for months, cutting off food and driving extreme malnutrition and deaths.
The IPC reports 375,000 people in famine conditions and 6.3 million facing severe hunger.
Since April 2023, the conflict has killed over 40,000, and the IPC calls for a ceasefire.

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Story summary

Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) reports famine has spread to el-Fasher, Darfur, and Kadugli in South Kordofan, affecting 400,000 people.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have besieged these areas for months, cutting off food and driving extreme malnutrition and deaths.
The IPC reports 375,000 people in famine conditions and 6.3 million facing severe hunger.
Since April 2023, the conflict has killed over 40,000, and the IPC calls for a ceasefire.