World Food Programme: Sudan's war risks creating 'world's largest hunger crisis'
Fighting between the country's military and paramilitary groups has the potential to trigger a devastating famine.
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00:00 Sudan`s war has shattered millions of lives and created the world`s largest displacement
00:05 crisis, according to the World Food Program.
00:09 The catastrophe also risks becoming the world`s largest hunger crisis unless fighting stops,
00:15 the executive director of WFP, Cindy McCain, warned.
00:25 The war in Sudan is sending millions spiraling into what could soon be the world`s largest
00:30 hunger crisis.
00:31 In South Sudan, I`ve met mothers and children who have fled violence many times.
00:37 They`ve escaped the fighting, but they struggle to escape the hunger.
00:43 Over 25 million people across Sudan, South Sudan and Chad are trapped in a spiral of
00:48 deteriorating food security.
00:51 Humanitarian assistance has been disrupted after authorities revoked permissions for
00:55 cross-border truck convoys.
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