Sudan’s SPLM-N rebel group declares famine in its territory
DUBAI: A rebel group controlling Sudan’s Nuba Mountains and parts of Blue Nile state said on Wednesday that the local population was experiencing a hunger catastrophe. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) said that 20 percent of families were suffering severe food shortages, while 30 percent of children suffered from malnutrition. An Arabic version of the statement described the situation as a famine. It said the parties involved in Sudan’s civil war and a poor harvest were to blame for the crisis.
DUBAI: A rebel group controlling Sudan’s Nuba Mountains and parts of Blue Nile state said on Wednesday that the local population was experiencing a hunger catastrophe.
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) said that 20 percent of families were suffering severe food shortages, while 30 percent of children suffered from malnutrition. An Arabic version of the statement described the situation as a famine.
It said the parties involved in Sudan’s civil war and a poor harvest were to blame for the crisis.
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