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UN Warns: Sudan's Female-Headed Households Face Famine Crisis

1/10/2026

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According to a United Nations report on January 9, 2026, female-headed households in Sudan are three times more likely to experience hunger, with 75% reporting insufficient food.
The conflict is now over 1,000 days old, leaving more than 21 million people acutely food insecure.
U.N. agencies are urging immediate international aid for the besieged cities of al-Fashir and Kadugli, both facing famine, as more than 100,000 have fled al-Fashir since October.

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According to a United Nations report on January 9, 2026, female-headed households in Sudan are three times more likely to experience hunger, with 75% reporting insufficient food.
The conflict is now over 1,000 days old, leaving more than 21 million people acutely food insecure.
U.N. agencies are urging immediate international aid for the besieged cities of al-Fashir and Kadugli, both facing famine, as more than 100,000 have fled al-Fashir since October.