World Food Programme: Sudan's war risks creating 'world's largest hunger crisis'

Fighting between the country's military and paramilitary groups has the potential to trigger a devastating famine.

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00:00 Sudan`s war has shattered millions of lives and created the world`s largest displacement

00:05 crisis, according to the World Food Program.

00:09 The catastrophe also risks becoming the world`s largest hunger crisis unless fighting stops,

00:15 the executive director of WFP, Cindy McCain, warned.

00:25 The war in Sudan is sending millions spiraling into what could soon be the world`s largest

00:30 hunger crisis.

00:31 In South Sudan, I`ve met mothers and children who have fled violence many times.

00:37 They`ve escaped the fighting, but they struggle to escape the hunger.

00:43 Over 25 million people across Sudan, South Sudan and Chad are trapped in a spiral of

00:48 deteriorating food security.

00:51 Humanitarian assistance has been disrupted after authorities revoked permissions for

00:55 cross-border truck convoys.

00:57 [SWOOSH]