Sudanese Govt Rejects UN-backed Famine Declaration
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The Sudanese government on Sunday in a strong term rejected a report backed by the United Nations which stated that famine had spread to five areas of the country.
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, IPC, review, which UN agencies use, followed repeated warnings from the United Nations, other aid groups and the United States about the hunger situation in the war-torn country.
According to IPC, the war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, RSF, had created famine conditions for 638,000 people, with a further 8.1 million on the brink of mass starvation.
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The country’s foreign ministry, in a statement, said it categorically rejects the IPC’s description of the situation in Sudan as a famine.
The statement described the report as essentially speculative, accusing the IPC of procedural and transparency failings.
It said the team did not have access to updated field data and had not consulted with the government’s technical team on the final version before publication.
Meanwhile, the IPC did not immediately respond to the statement.
