Fourteen months into the conflict, Sudan is facing the worst levels of acute food insecurity ever recorded by the IPC in the country.

Over half the population (25.6M people) face Crisis or worse conditions (IPC Phase 3 or above) from June to September 2024 – coinciding with the lean season.

755,000 people face Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5) in 10 states, including the five states of Greater Darfur as well as South and North Kordofan, Blue Nile, Al Jazirah, and Khartoum states.

8.5M people (18 percent of the population) face Emergency (IPC Phase 4).

There is a risk of Famine in 14 areas – affecting residents, IDPs and refugees – in Greater Darfur, Greater Kordofan, Al Jazirah states and some hotspots in Khartoum, if the conflict escalates further, including through increased mobilization of local militias.

The situation is especially critical for populations trapped in areas affected by direct conflict and/or insecurity and lack of protection, particularly in Greater Darfur, Greater Kordofan, Khartoum and Al Jazirah states.

At least 534,000 IDPs and refugees in conflict-affected localities and states for which data were available (representing around 20 percent of the displaced population in Sudan) will likely face critical or catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 4 or 5).

The latest findings mark a stark and rapid deterioration of the food security situation compared to the previous IPC update released in December 2023.

• Increase in the number of people in IPC Phase 3 or above by 45 percent (from 17.7M to 25.6M) in June - September 2024, compared to October 2023 – February 2024.
• Increase in the number of people in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency) by 74 percent (+3.6M).
• Surge in the population in IPC Phase 5 (Catastrophe) from zero to 755,000.

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