In the besieged area of Al Fasher in North Darfur, Famine (IPC Phase 5)1 is confirmed to be currently ongoing in Zamzam camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) based on reasonable evidence2 that all three Famine thresholds were passed in June. It is possible Famine (IPC Phase 5) is also ongoing3 in nearby Abu Shouk and Al Salam IDP camps, though data is too limited to confirm or deny this classification. Famine (IPC Phase 5) is expected to continue through at least October and, in the absence of large-scale food assistance and an end to intense conflict, will possibly extend beyond October into the harvest and post-harvest period. …
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