By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – World food programme in a=n alert on Monday said that a UN aid convoy is on its way to southern Sudan to the strategically important city of Wad Madani, provided food and nutrition supplies for families at risk of famine.
WFP said that the trucks will be the first from the UN agency to reach Wad Madani in over a year, since conflict spread there at the end of 2023.
But “they must arrive safely”, the WFP insisted
Sudanese Armed Forces the national army reportedly reclaimed Wad Madani from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, who they’ve been battling for control of the country since April 2023, the agency said.
The conflict has involved the use of heavy artillery, fighter jets and drones, WFP alert stated.
The conflict has killed at least 29,600 people and caused one of the world’s biggest displacement crises across the region, with11.5 million uprooted inside the country, 3.2 million refugees, and famine declared in parts of northeast Sudan.
FAO has also demanded urgent action from the international community to address the worsening famine.
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