The Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Luke Lindberg, called for an end to the fighting at the conclusion of his visit to Sudan. During his visit, he met in the city of Kosti, White Nile State, with families displaced by the war who are struggling to provide food for their children.
In a statement, Lindberg said that people facing acute hunger are now confronted with three desperate choices: rebellion, migration or death by starvation.
He urged international, national and local leaders to work towards ending the conflict.
“We cannot provide people with enough food to keep pace with a war that never stops,” he added.
The WFP had previously announced that funding shortages had forced it to scale back its assistance since last September, with approximately 900,000 people having lost access to food assistance in recent months.
