Some 24.6 million people—half of Sudan’s population—are experiencing food insecurity, which cements its status as the world’s worst hunger hot spot.

Almost 25 million people are now in urgent need of food aid, amounting to one of the gravest starvation crises in modern times.

Famine is reported to be spreading in Sudan amid relentless war between the military and a notorious paramilitary group that wrecked the country and created the world's largest displacement crisis.

The world’s leading experts on hunger, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Famine Review Committee, found that famine has spread in Sudan.

The Sudanese government has suspended its participation in the global hunger-monitoring system on the eve of a report that’s expected to show famine spreading across the country, a step likely to undercut efforts to address one of the world’s largest hunger crises.

Despite international mediation efforts, Sudan's civil war has continued throughout 2024, deepening the humanitarian crisis.

By Ryan McNeill, Nafisa Eltahir, Lena Masri, Khalid Abdelaziz, Deborah Nelson and Giulia Paravicini LONDON/CAIRO/DUBAI, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Famine in Sudan has expanded to five areas and will likely spread to another five by May,