00:00The United Nations has warned that food aid in Sudan is at risk of running out by the end of March unless urgent new funding is secured, threatening millions in what is already the world's largest hunger crisis.
00:14After nearly three years of civil war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary rapid support forces, humanitarian conditions have deteriorated sharply.
00:25Tens of thousands of people have been killed and around 11 million displaced by the fighting.
00:31The World Food Programme says its food stocks in Sudan are almost exhausted.
00:36Its Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response said the agency has already been forced to cut rations to the absolute minimum for survival and one that, without immediate support, millions could lose access to life-saving assistance within weeks.
00:55According to the UN, more than 21 million people, nearly half of Sudan's population, are now facing acute food insecurity.
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