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As Sudan hurtles toward famine, its military is blocking the United Nations from bringing enormous amounts of food into the country through a vital border crossing
Experts warn that Sudan, barely functioning after 15 months of fighting, could soon face one of the world’s worst famines in decades.
Mostly silence from international community
But the Sudanese military’s refusal to let U.N. aid convoys through the crossing is thwarting the kind of all-out relief effort that aid groups say is needed to prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths — as many as 2.5 million, according to one estimate — by the end of this year.
As Starvation Spreads in Sudan, Military Blocks Aid Trucks at Border
A country torn apart by civil war could soon face one of the world’s worst famines in decades, experts said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/world/africa/sudan-starvation-military-border.html