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Witnesses Tell House Panel Sudan Near Collapse as Famine, Displacement Worsen
Summary
Experts told the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa that Sudan is near systemic collapse, with famine declared in locations, millions displaced, and life-saving aid severely reduced after U.S. aid cuts and access constraints.
Ken Isaacs, vice president of programs and government relations at Samaritan's Purse, told the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa that “Sudan is in a crisis. Right now, it is near collapse on all levels, political, security, economic, social, humanitarian, health, food security, and infrastructure.”
Isaacs and other witnesses said the war that began in 2023 between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has produced a humanitarian catastrophe. Witnesses gave updated figures during the hearing: about 24,600,000 people are highly food insecure; more than 13,000,000 have been displaced internally and roughly 4,000,000 have fled across borders as refugees; and portions of the country meet IPC (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification) phase 5 criteria for famine. Cameron Hudson, senior fellow for the…
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