WFP warns assault on Sudan's El Obeid area threatens to deepen the country's hunger crisis

Country: Sudan Source: World Food Programme ROME/PORT SUDAN – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned that the rapidly deteriorating situation in and around El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan in Sudan, risks unleashing a new wave of violence and mass displacement. This threatens to deepen the country’s already catastrophic hunger crisis. The warning comes amid escalations in fighting across the state, with increased drone attacks affecting civilians and civilian infrastru