GENEVA, Aug 25, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - War and hunger threaten to "consume" Sudanwhere hundreds of thousands of malnourished children are at risk of dying, asfighting between rival generals rages on, the United Nations warned Friday. "The war in Sudan is fuelling a humanitarian emergency of epic proportions,"said Martin Griffiths, under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs andemergency relief coordinator. "This viral conflict -- and the hunger, disease and displacement left in itswake -- now threatens to consume the entire country." Someplaces have already run out of food," Griffiths' statement said. "Hundreds of thousands of children are severely malnourished and at imminentrisk of death if left untreated."

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha August 25, 2023 10:13 UTC