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Food Security Outlook June 2024 - January 2025 Famine (IPC Phase 5) is ongoing in part of Al Fasher, North Darfur Download the report
  • In the besieged area of Al Fasher in North Darfur, Famine (IPC Phase 5)1 is confirmed to be currently ongoing in Zamzam camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) based on reasonable evidence2 that all three Famine thresholds were passed in June. It is possible Famine (IPC Phase 5) is also ongoing3 in nearby Abu Shouk and Al Salam IDP camps, though data is too limited to confirm or deny this classification. Famine (IPC Phase 5) is expected to continue through at least October and, in the absence of large-scale food assistance and an end to intense conflict, will possibly extend beyond October into the harvest and post-harvest period. 
  • Other areas across Greater Darfur and South Kordofan with high concentrations of displaced persons, as well as in areas of West Darfur, Khartoum, and Al Fasher locality of North Darfur, face a risk of Famine (IPC Phase 5). If actions taken by armed parties – either through deliberate isolation or as a byproduct of escalating conflict and insecurity and humanitarian access denials – prevent households from migrating to safer areas in search of food and income for a sustained time, then hunger, acute malnutrition, and mortality would likely pass the Famine thresholds in these areas. FEWS NET will regularly re-assess the likelihood of Famine (IPC Phase 5) based on available evidence; however, given the severity of acute food insecurity in Sudan already, the fluidity of ground conditions, and challenges affecting data collection, humanitarian and government actors should not await confirmation of Famine (IPC Phase 5) in other areas to take further action to save lives.
  • Half of the localities in Sudan face Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes from June to September, underscoring the scale and severity of the humanitarian crisis. At the peak of the lean season, humanitarian needs are expected to surpass 20 million people, over 45 percent of the population. While humanitarian access made important gains in June, the scope remains woefully inadequate due to conflict, insecurity, and bureaucratic and administrative barriers. An immediate and coordinated scale-up of multisectoral assistance is urgently required to mitigate further loss of life. 
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Sudan (June 2023 - January 2024)
Food Security Classification data View all Sudan Food Security Classification data
Sudan Acute Food Insecurity Classification

Forward-looking analysis representing the most likely food security outcomes for the near term (September 2024) and medium term (October 2024 - January 2025) periods.

 Sudan Acute Food Insecurity Classification Shapefile September 2024 (.zip) Sudan Acute Food Insecurity Classification September 2024 (.geojson) Near Term Projection: September 2024 (.png) Medium Term Projection: October 2024 - January 2025 (.png) Near Term Projection: September 2024 (.kml) Medium Term Projection: October 2024 - January 2025 (.kml) Sudan Acute Food Insecurity Classification

Forward-looking analysis representing the most likely food security outcomes for the near term (August 2024 - September 2024) and medium term (October 2024 - January 2025) periods.

 Sudan Acute Food Insecurity Classification Shapefile August 2024 (.zip) Sudan Acute Food Insecurity Classification August 2024 (.geojson) Near Term Projection: August 2024 - September 2024 (.png) Medium Term Projection: October 2024 - January 2025 (.png) Near Term Projection: August 2024 - September 2024 (.kml) Medium Term Projection: October 2024 - January 2025 (.kml) Sudan Acute Food Insecurity Classification

Forward-looking analysis representing the most likely food security outcomes for the near term (July 2024 - September 2024) and medium term (October 2024 - January 2025) periods.

 Sudan Acute Food Insecurity Classification Shapefile July 2024 (.zip) Sudan Acute Food Insecurity Classification July 2024 (.geojson) Near Term Projection: July 2024 - September 2024 (.png) Medium Term Projection: October 2024 - January 2025 (.png) Near Term Projection: July 2024 - September 2024 (.kml) Medium Term Projection: October 2024 - January 2025 (.kml)
Seasonal Calendar

The Seasonal Calendar shows the annual and cyclical patterns of key food and income sources in a country throughout the typical year.
Seasonal Calendar image showing harvest and rainy periods for Sudan
Production & Trade Flow Maps
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Livelihood Zone resources Sudan Livelihood Profiles 2014 Sudan Livelihood Profiles, North Kordofan, September 2013 Sudan Livelihoods Descriptions, August 2011 Sudan Livelihoods Zones Map
Sudan 2014 Livelihood Zones Map (.PNG)
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