Rhino: Agencies – British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said that more than 24 million people in Sudan are facing famine, and that urgent steps must be taken for a political solution in the country.

This came in a post by the British minister on the “X” platform, Tuesday, about the report of the Famine Review Committee on the Integrated Interim Classification of Food Security in Sudan. He explained that the report is “alarming, there are more than 24 million people affected by famine, and this situation is spreading rapidly.” Lamy emphasized the need to find a political solution and prevent further suffering.

On Tuesday, the report (supported by the United Nations) explained that the ongoing conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces has exacerbated famine in five regions of Sudan. He added that Sudan is witnessing an unprecedented famine, with 24.6 million people facing food insecurity, equivalent to about half of the country’s population. Another five regions in Sudan are expected to face the risk of famine by May 2025, he said.

Since mid-April 2023, the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces have been fighting a war that has left more than 20,000 people dead and more than 14 million displaced and refugees, according to United Nations estimates and local authorities. UN and international calls are mounting to end the war in order to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe that has begun to push millions into starvation and death from food shortages due to the fighting, which has spread to 13 out of 18 states.