Famine Threat Looms in South Sudan as Fighting Worsens, Hunger Monitor Reports

Famine Declared in South Sudan Regions

• 🌍 Two regions in Sudan, Alfaser in Darur and Kadugli in South Gurafan, are now facing severe famine.
• ⚠️ This declaration comes from the IPC, a global hunger monitoring group, as the conflict escalates.

Besieged Cities and Blocked Aid

• ⛓️ Both Alfaser and Kadugli are under siege by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allies.
• 💔 Alfaser, in particular, has been besieged for 18 months and recently fell to the RSF, intensifying the suffering of trapped civilians.
• 😥 Aid groups fear that thousands who attempted to flee may not have survived due to attacks by RSF and allied gunmen.

International Scrutiny and War Crimes Allegations

• ⚖️ The International Criminal Court (ICC) is investigating atrocities committed during the conflict.
• 🚨 The ICC stated that these actions could be classified as war crimes and is working to preserve evidence from the rampage in besieged cities.