Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan

Sudan is experiencing a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, with 25 million people in need of support due to civil war and famine. The situation is particularly dire as famine has been formally declared, marking the first occurrence of such a declaration since 2017. The former UN humanitarian chief warns that the level of need in Sudan could become worse than the Ethiopian famine of the 1980s, where the world saw significant loss of life and suffering. The lack of media access and funding severely complicates the ability to respond to the crisis effectively, illustrating a failure of the international community to prioritize this urgent situation.