Sudan civil war: UN receiving reports of starvation deaths - BBC News

As the fighting escalates the World Food Programme is unable to reach many of those in need.

20 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Almost five million people face emergency levels of hungerBy Kalkidan YibeltalBBC NewsThe World Food Programme (WFP) says it is receiving reports of people dying of starvation in Sudan, where a war has displaced millions of people since last April.

Violence is escalating between the army and a rival paramilitary force as they fight for control of the country.

Security threats and roadblocks have made the work of humanitarian agencies nearly impossible.

Nearly five million people across Sudan now face emergency levels of hunger.

This is twice the number since the start of the conflict, according to the WFP.

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