Children expected to die of hunger in Darfur ‘within days’, says UN Sudan chief

Children in Sudan's Darfur region are expected to die from hunger within days as famine conditions persist over 1,000 days into a brutal conflict. A top UN official described "horrendous" conditions after recent missions, with child malnutrition rates in one area reaching an unprecedented 53 percent, three times the emergency level. The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has triggered what the UN calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis, displacing nearly 13 million people. This devastating conflict has pushed over 40 percent of the nation's population into acute food insecurity, with women and children bearing the brunt of the violence.