WFP Requests $520 Million to Combat Sudan Hunger Crisis

World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Luke J. Lindberg called for an immediate end to the conflict in Sudan following his first field mission to the region. Lindberg warned that the agency "cannot outfeed the war," noting that civilians facing acute hunger are often forced to choose between rebelling, migrating, or starving.

Funding constraints have forced the WFP to scale back its operations significantly. The agency now reaches just over three million people, a decrease from more than four million in August, leaving approximately 900,000 vulnerable people without food assistance. Beyond financial shortages, aid delivery is obstructed by insecurity, blocked transport routes, and flood damage to infrastructure.

To provide lifesaving food and nutrition assistance to 5.4 million people through April 2027, the WFP is urgently requesting $520 million. Lindberg met with local, state, and federal officials to urge a cessation of hostilities, stating that peace is the only way to open the door to food security for the millions displaced by the civil war that began in 2023.