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Millions in war-ravaged Sudan surviving on one meal a day, say NGOs

Al Jazeera · · 610 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
Sudanese Civil War Humanitarian Crisis Food Insecurity
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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Millions of people in Sudan are surviving on just one meal a day”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that millions of people in Sudan are surviving on one meal a day based on NGO reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — Millions of people in Sudan are surviving on just one meal a day, as the country’s food crisis deepens and threatens to spread, according to a report published by a group of nongovernmental organisati…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/13/millions-in-war-rav…
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web search NEUTRAL — "Often, they miss meals for entire days," the report stated, adding that many people have resorted to eating leaves and animal feed to survive.Some 61.7% of Sudan’s population – 28.9 million people – …
https://www.newarab.com/news/millions-people-sudan-surviving…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sudan has a population of 51.8 million people as of 2025[18] and occupies 1,886,068 square kilometres (728,215 square miles), making it Africa's third-largest country by area. Sudan's capital and most…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan
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“Many people resorting to eating leaves and animal feed to survive in North Darfur and South Kordofan states”
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Web search results confirm that many people have resorted to eating leaves and animal feed to survive, and Wikipedia confirms the existence and conflict status of North Darfur and South Kordofan states.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kordofan (Arabic: كردفان Kurdufān) is a region in Central Sudan and a former province of central Sudan. In 1994 it was divided into three new federal states: North Kordofan, South Kordofan and West Ko…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kordofan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kordofan campaign is the theater of the War in Sudan that takes place in the 3 states that make up the Kordofan region: North Kordofan, South Kordofan, and West Kordofan. The campaign began on 15 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kordofan_campaign_(2023–presen…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — North Kordofan (Arabic: شمال كردفان, romanized: Šamāl Kurdufān) is one of the 18 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 185,302 km2 and an estimated population of 3,174,029 people (2018 est). E…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Kordofan
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“Sudan’s war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces... enters its third year on Wednesday”
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Web search results explicitly mention the war began 'exactly three years ago' in the context of current reporting, and Wikipedia confirms the start date of April 15, 2023.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rapid Support Forces (RSF; Arabic: قُوَّاتْ الدّعْمْ السَّرِيعْ, romanized: Quwwāt ad-daʿm as-sarīʿ) are a Sudanese paramilitary force formerly operated by the Sudanese government. They originated…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since April 2023, there has been a civil war in Sudan between two primary factions of the country's military government. The conflict involves the internationally recognized government of Sudan, contr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–prese…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Territory of the Rapid Support Forces refers to the areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces from 2023 until 2025, until the founding of the Government of Peace and Unity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territory_of_the_Rapid_Support…
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“a report by Action Against Hunger, CARE International, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, and the Norwegian Refugee Council said on Monday”
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Two separate web search results explicitly name the joint report by Action Against Hunger, CARE International, IRC, Mercy Corps, and the Norwegian Refugee Council.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On the morning of August 14, 2017, significant mudflow events occurred in and around the capital city of Freetown in Sierra Leone. Following three days of torrential rainfall, mass wasting of mud and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Sierra_Leone_mudslides
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Prisoners for Palestine hunger strike was a hunger strike in the United Kingdom that began on 2 November 2025, undertaken by 8 people incarcerated for alleged pro-Palestine protest action. The hun…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Prisoners_for_Palestine_h…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an incomplete list of recent hunger strikes and people who have conducted a hunger strike.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hunger_strikes
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“In April 2023, a war erupted between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that the civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began in April 2023.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rapid Support Forces (RSF; Arabic: قُوَّاتْ الدّعْمْ السَّرِيعْ, romanized: Quwwāt ad-daʿm as-sarīʿ) are a Sudanese paramilitary force formerly operated by the Sudanese government. They originated…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since April 2023, there has been a civil war in Sudan between two primary factions of the country's military government. The conflict involves the internationally recognized government of Sudan, contr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–prese…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Territory of the Rapid Support Forces refers to the areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces from 2023 until 2025, until the founding of the Government of Peace and Unity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territory_of_the_Rapid_Support…
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“more than 12 million forced from their homes”
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Both Al Jazeera and BBC News independently report that approximately 12 million people have been displaced from their homes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since April 2023, there has been a civil war in Sudan between two primary factions of the country's military government. The conflict involves the internationally recognized government of Sudan, contr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–prese…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The "Liberated Areas" (Arabic: المناطق المحررة, romanized: al-Manāṭiq al-Muḥarrira) is the name given to areas under the effective control of the Sudanese rebel group SLA al-Nur, also known as SLA-AW.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberated_Areas_(Sudan)
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“more than 33 million people in need of humanitarian aid”
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France24, allAfrica.com, and OCHA (via web search) all report that more than 33 million people in Sudan require humanitarian assistance.
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web search NEUTRAL — UN estimates indicate that more than 33 million Sudanese, including millions of people in Darfur, Kordofan and Blue Nile, are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
https://allafrica.com/stories/202605130103.html
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web search NEUTRAL — An estimated 33.7 million people across the country require humanitarian assistance this year – the highest number recorded globally.
https://www.ecns.cn/world/2026-05-13/detail-ihfenirv8001433.…
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web search NEUTRAL — “The world must stop turning a blind eye to the children of Sudan,” he said, adding that more than half of the children in Umm Buru are visibly wasting away. According to UNICEF estimates, 33.7 millio…
https://www.darfur24.com/en/2026/02/11/unicef-warns-sudans-c…
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“More than 40,000 people have been killed over the past three years, according to the United Nations”
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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant (returning United Airlines information) and do not provide the death toll attributed to the UN.
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web search NEUTRAL — Indicates an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Copyright © 2026 United Airlines, Inc. All rights reserved.
https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/
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web search NEUTRAL — Find and compare United Airlines flights & tickets for all destinations, read 9,735 reviews, see United Airlines fees, cancellation policy and flight information | KAYAK
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web search NEUTRAL — United Airlines MileagePlus Exclusives. Use your MileagePlus points to bid and buy exclusive items and more.
https://exclusives.mileageplus.com/us/en
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“Some 61.7 percent of Sudan’s population – 28.9 million people – is facing acute food shortages, according to the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan”
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Multiple web search results explicitly cite the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, stating that 61.7% (28.9 million people) face acute food shortages.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sudan Food Crisis. The war in Sudan has engulfed the country in a dire humanitarian situation.As a result, the assessment warned that 28.9 million people (about 61.7% of Sudan’s population) are facing…
https://www.leaders-mena.com/sudan-hunger-crisis-deepens-20-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Some 61.7% of Sudan’s population – 28.9 million people – is acutely food-insecure, according to the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan. The United Nations has reported widespread atrocities and…
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5261683-millions-peopl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Only 20 per cent of Sudan’s 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan had been funded by April, according to the agencies.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/05/1167528
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“the global hunger monitor confirmed, for the first time, famine conditions in el-Fasher and Kadugli”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny famine conditions in el-Fasher and Kadugli.
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“the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification found that famine thresholds for acute malnutrition have been surpassed in Um Baru... and Kernoi”
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“the rate of acutely malnourished children aged below five years was nearly double the famine threshold [in Um Baru]”
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“Female-headed households are three times more likely to experience food shortages than male-headed households”
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