The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) reported that it assisted 3.6 million people in June, including 1.6 million individuals in famine-affected or at-risk areas, compared to 5.1 million people reached in May.
The program confirmed it provided aid to 1.6 million people in the Darfur region, 695,000 individuals in Khartoum and Al-Jazirah, and 175,000 people in the Kordofan states, with the rest spread across other parts of Sudan.
WFP attributed the decline in humanitarian reach in June to reduced distribution plans due to funding shortages, fewer permits from the Humanitarian Aid Commission, intensifying conflict in Kordofan, and the onset of the rainy season, which limited operational capacity.
It added that nearly 236,000 people received food assistance to prevent and treat malnutrition, and around 11,000 students benefited from school meals.
The program is working with authorities and partners to resolve access constraints and delays in customs clearance for supplies.
WFP is seeking $646 million to sustain humanitarian assistance in Sudan from August through January.
A total of 30.4 million Sudanese—representing 64% of the population, half of them children—are in need of humanitarian assistance this year. The UN had initially planned to reach around 21 million people, but funding cuts have forced that number down to 17.3 million.
