Nearly half of Sudan's population faces acute hunger

Omissions

• The most recent IPC data available before the session date (April 2026) indicates 45% of the population facing acute hunger in September 2025, slightly below the 'nearly half' (50%) figure stated by the MEP. Earlier analyses from October 2024-May 2025 projected approximately half the population (around 50%) facing acute food insecurity. The figure of 45% represents Phase 3 (Crisis) or above on the IPC scale. The IPC data was published in 2025 and would have been available to the MEP.

Sources

• PrimaryIPC Global Initiative - Sudan Acute Food Insecurity AnalysisIn September 2025, at the peak of the lean season, an estimated 21.2 million people—45 percent of the population—faced high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above). This includes 14.9 million in Crisis (Phase 3), 6.3 million in Emergency (Phase 4), and 375,000 in Catastrophe (Phase 5).
• SecondaryReliefWeb - IPC Acute Food Insecurity Snapshot October 2024 - May 2025Half of the population (24.6 million people) is facing high levels of acute food insecurity. This includes about 15.9 million people (33 percent) classified in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis), 8.1 million people (17 percent) in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency), and 639,000 people (1 percent) in IPC Phase 5 (Catastrophe).
• SecondaryEuropean Commission Joint Research Centre - Global Report on Food Crises 2025Sudan (51%) was among the worst-affected countries in 2024, with 51% of the population facing high levels of acute food insecurity.