Aljazeera published on 16 March an article titled "UN Warns Five Million Could Suffer 'Catastrophic ' Hunger in Sudan Amid War."
Following the refusal of the Sudan Armed Forces and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces to observe a Ramadan ceasefire, the UN Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator declared half of Sudan's 50 million people now require food aid and almost 18 million "are on the road to famine."
