UN Women Seeks Urgent Action as Food Crisis Ravages Women and Girls in Sudan
UN Women Regional Director Anna Mutavati has called for urgent global action to protect women and girls suffering acute food insecurity as Sudan’s raging two-year conflict deepens the humanitarian crisis. In Geneva, Mutavati highlighted the findings of a new gender alert reporting that almost 11 million Sudanese women and girls now face severe hunger, with being female a primary predictor of malnutrition. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) declared famine in El Fasher and Kadugli in November 2025, with the crisis spreading rapidly through Darfur and Kordofan. The report documents that 73.7% of women cannot meet minimum dietary diversity, leading to widespread malnutrition. As violence engulfs regions, women and girls endure hunger, displacement, death, and escalating gender-based violence—including skipping meals for children and youngest girls receiving the smallest portions. Despite dire conditions, women-led organizations remain pivotal in humanitarian response. […]