Millions face disaster as Sudanese army and RSF accused of using food access as a weapon in on-going war

Millions face disaster as Sudanese army and RSF accused of using food access as a weapon in on-going war

Sudan is facing a famine that could become worse than any the world has seen since Ethiopia 40 years ago, US officials have warned, as aid deliveries continue to be blocked by the warring armies but arms supplies to both sides continue to flow in.

With much of the world’s attention focused on Gaza, the scene of another human-made famine, Sudan is already the worst humanitarian crisis in the world and is slipping towards a humanitarian disaster of historic proportions, with far less media coverage and global concern. A UN humanitarian appeal for the country has received only 16% of the funds it needs.

“We need the world to wake up to the catastrophe happening before our very eyes,” Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US ambassador to the UN, told reporters.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    01·
    5 months ago

    When people try to claim that the US defense industry is needed to stimulate the economy…

    I always think they’re literally just blowing up money. We could have just as much industry doing things like healthcare, aid, education, infrastructure…

    Literally fucking anything.

    • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
      0·
      5 months ago

      The article is talking about the fact that Sudan is seeing a famine resulting from a civil war in Sudan where both sides are using food as a weapon by blocking transport in.

      Setting aside the question of whether-or-not people are claiming this, what does your comment have to do with the article at all?

      Were you intending to comment on a different article?

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        01·
        5 months ago

        what does your comment have to do with the article at all?

        That if my tax dollars went to aid nstead of bombs to commit war crimes, there’d be less dead in Sudan

        I thought it was pretty obvious.

        • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
          0·
          5 months ago

          This is a war in Sudan. The US is not a party to the conflict. Are you claiming that blocking the food aid is being made possible by some form of military aid in the form of bombs?

          https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/10/25/world/sudan-coup

          The United States has committed $377 million in humanitarian aid to Sudan this year, making it the nation’s biggest donor.

          The US is providing food aid. The parties to the conflict are blocking its delivery.