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“It is not too late to stop famine from spreading...” said WFP's McCain. “To save lives and prevent widespread starvation in Sudan, we must be able to reach all areas where people are in need.”

From April 2023, WHO has verified 88 attacks on health care – including on health facilities, ambulances and transport, assets, patients and health workers – resulting in 55 deaths and 104 injuries.

Heavy rainfall and flash floods have affected thousands of people, including IDPs, host communities, and refugees in parts of Kassala State, 10,178 newly arrived IDPs from Sennar State.

The likely increase in rainfall in 2024 is very concerning given the number of people at risk in flood-prone areas, threats to WASH and the risk of water- and vector-borne disease transmission - MSF.

“Some areas are not even reachable by phone, which makes it nearly impossible to operate. Meanwhile, the Sudanese Red Crescent Society volunteers have been working at great personal risk.”

Despite the magnitude of the crisis and its destabilising effect on the area between the Red Sea and the Sahel, Sudan remains grossly neglected by the international community.

It is high time for the Sudanese leadership to cease hostilities and to engage in a comprehensive and inclusive peace process. Every country with influence or leverage should aim to support this goal.

Organizations and the international community should consider all possible means of support, including cash and transport, to ensure that refugees are moved out of harm’s way.

Save the Children is urgently finalising its flood anticipatory and response plan, prepping communities and prioritising the most vulnerable high-risk locations.

Over the past year, MSF staff working at the Turkish hospital have been frequently harassed both inside the facility and on the street going to and from work. Many have been threatened with arrest.

The conflict has exacerbated civilian suffering and increased violations of international humanitarian law. Many civilians are now facing secondary or tertiary displacement and reporting protection risks.

Aid partners now require $1.5 billion, up from $1.4 billion in January, to assist and protect up to 3.3 million people forced to flee, as well as local communities in neighbouring countries.

The attack comes against the backdrop of a worsening humanitarian crisis, driven by the ongoing war in Sudan between rival militaries that has left the country teetering on the brink of famine.

A major flood is predicted later this year, as humanitarian actors plan for a scenario in which more than three million people are affected and 2.4 million are in need of humanitarian assistance.

The rapid deterioration in food security in Sudan has left 755,000 people in catastrophic conditions with a risk of famine in 14 areas, according to the latest Snapshot data released by the IPC.

Save the Children found 16.4 million children, or three in every four children, now face “crisis”, “emergency” or “catastrophe” levels of hunger - up from 8.3 million last December.