{
  "id": 7356089,
  "title": "World Food Programme says funding for Sudan halved as more go hungry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/world-food-programme-says-funding-for-sudan-halved-as-more-go-hungry",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T16:14:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/world-food-programme-says-funding-for-sudan-as-more-go-hungry/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The World Food Programme (WFP) reports that funding for Sudan, the world's largest hunger crisis, has been reduced by approximately half this year, according to its acting head Carl Skau. The conflict between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has led more than 14 million people to suffer from hunger, while budget cuts have forced the WFP to prioritize assistance for the 5 million most vulnerable individuals. In Tawila, North Darfur, the WFP reaches everyone monthly with a half ration covering two weeks' food, but it's unclear how they survive the remaining two weeks. In the central city of El Obeid, home to 1 million displaced individuals, the WFP is only able to provide aid to those who arrived in the past few months, offering less assistance than a year ago. The organization recently started providing aid in al-Fashir, once home to 1 million people, where an RSF attack was described as \"bore the hallmarks of genocide\" by investigators. WFP needs an additional $300 million to sustain current operations, with only $206 million available so far. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) warns that emergency relief supplies for displaced people could run out by the end of September unless donors provide urgent funding. IOM's Director General Amy Pope asserts that the humanitarian system could collapse within weeks without immediate action, as 8.6 million people remain displaced within Sudan and another 4.9 million have returned home. To keep aid pipelines running until the end of the year, IOM needs $15 million to support around 305,000 people.",
  "summary": "The gap to sustain current operations was just short of $300 million.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}