Famine Review Committee Concluded That Famine Conditions

Days after the Famine Review Committee concluded that famine conditions are present in Zamzam camp, close to El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. A top humanitarian official on 6th August told the Security Council that “this is an entirely man-made crisis – and a shameful stain on the collective conscience.”

The OCHA’s Director of Operations and Advocacy told Council members that life-saving supplies in Port Sudan are ready to be loaded and dispatched to Zamzam, including essential medicines, nutritional supplies, water purification tablets and soap, but it is crucial that the approvals and security assurances needed are not delayed.