WFP warns El Obeid is becoming the new epicentre of Sudan's displacement and hunger crisis

Country: Sudan Source: World Food Programme PORT SUDAN, Sudan – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned that the humanitarian situation in El Obeid – the capital of Sudan’s North Kordofan state - is rapidly deteriorating as displacement towards the city grows, driving up humanitarian food needs. This risks reversing some of the fragile gains achieved over the last several months when WFP scaled up its food assistance efforts in Sudan to support communities at-risk of famine. H