Over two-thirds of displaced families in east Sudan short of food: NGO

Port Sudan: More than two thirds of displaced families in eastern Sudan are unable to secure enough food, as war has pushed millions to the brink of f...

Port Sudan: More than two-thirds of displaced families in eastern Sudan are unable to secure enough food, as war has pushed millions to the brink of famine, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said on Friday.

The number of displaced in eastern Sudan has surged particularly since mid-year when paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), at war with Sudan's army, stepped up attacks in Al-Jazira state south of Khartoum.

Adjacent Gedaref state alone hosts more than one million displaced, according to United Nations figures.

For almost 20 months the army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has been battling Mohamed Hamdan Daglo's RSF, in a war that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced -- according to UN data -- more than 11 million internally or to neighbouring countries.

In October, United Nations experts accused the warring sides of using "starvation tactics" against 25 million civilians.