International Rescue Committee cites IPC alert warning of rising famine risk in parts of Sudan

India, Oct. 14 -- The International Rescue Committee, citing the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification alert, said on Oct. 13, 2026 that nearly three years of war and a severe El Niño-induced drought are depleting food stocks and increasing the risk of famine in parts of Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan in Sudan.

IPC alert findings

The International Rescue Committee said the IPC alert shows conditions are rapidly deteriorating in parts of Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan.

The International Rescue Committee said the alert includes the following points:

* Child acute malnutrition is above the famine threshold in two camps in South Darfur. * Child mortality rates in the surveyed camps have reached emergency levels. * O...