{
  "id": 7393988,
  "title": "WFP warns Sudan food aid could be cut within weeks as 20 million face acute hunger",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/wfp-warns-sudan-food-aid-could-be-cut-within-weeks-as-20-million-face",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T20:53:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/09/14/wfp-warns-sudan-food-aid-could-be-cut-within-weeks-as-20-million-face-acute-hunger/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The World Food Programme (WFP) warns that it may need to significantly reduce food aid to Sudan within weeks due to a funding shortfall, as the country faces acute hunger affecting 20 million people. Acting WFP chief Carl Skau stated that the agency is \"completely underfunded\" and needs an additional $300 million to continue its operations in Sudan. This comes after a decline in donor funding, with the WFP receiving only about $206 million this year compared to $645 million last year. Sudan remains the world's largest hunger and displacement crisis, with 14 million people displaced and around five million facing emergency hunger levels. Around 200,000 people are at catastrophic food shortage levels, and the WFP currently reaches between four million to five million people each month. However, funding shortages are limiting the assistance provided, particularly in areas like Tawila in Darfur, where WFP is providing food to 950,000 people each month. The funding shortage is exacerbated by a drought threatening food insecurity in Darfur during the rainy season. Skau visited El Fasher, a city of about one million that is now home to only tens of thousands after an 18-month siege, famine, and atrocities. The WFP is reaching only around 20,000 people with life-saving assistance in El Fasher, which is now the new center of the conflict. Skau emphasized the need for increased efforts to protect and prevent further atrocities and better support internally displaced persons (IDPs) in camps.",
  "summary": "The World Food Programme could be forced to sharply cut food aid to Sudan within weeks because of a funding shortfall, its acting chief said on Monday, as 20 million people in the war-torn country face acute hunger. “Our operations are completely underfunded and there is a risk that we will have to scale back quite significantly in the next few weeks unless more funding is being provided,” Carl…",
  "key_points": [
    "WFP may cut Sudan food aid within weeks due to $300 million funding shortfall",
    "20 million people in Sudan face acute hunger, 200,000 in catastrophic shortage",
    "WFP reaches 4-5 million people monthly but limited by funding shortages"
  ],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-14T16:14:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "WFP warns Sudan food aid could be cut within weeks as 20 million face acute hunger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/wfp-warns-sudan-food-aid-could-be-cut-within-weeks-as-20-million-face-7395231",
        "published": "2026-09-14T20:53:20.000Z"
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  },
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  "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."
}