Sudan: World Food Programme Warns That Efforts to Ramp Up Food Aid to Famine-Impacted Sudan Being Impeded

Rome/Nairobi/Port Sudan — As WFP teams work around the clock to reach key locations for first time, fighting and arbitrary obstructions by local authorities hinder consistent flow of vital aid.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is working tirelessly to expand food and nutrition assistance to millions more people across Sudan – aiming to triple the number of people it supports to 7 million. WFP’s top priority is to deliver life-saving assistance to locations facing famine or teetering…