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UN says five million at risk of starvation in Sudan

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Sudanese refugee Fatma Ibrahim, who fled the violence in the city of Nyala, South Darfur, holds her twin babies who are being treated for severe malnourishment at a health center at the Kalma IDP camp in South Darfur, Sudan, Feb. 18, 2024. [Reuters]

The United Nations appealed Friday for Sudan's battling factions to allow delivery of humanitarian relief to fend off looming catastrophic hunger.

About 5 million Sudanese could face calamitous food insecurity in coming months as a nearly yearlong war between rival generals continues to tear the country apart, according to a U.N. document seen Friday by AFP.

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