Nairobi [Kenya], February 6: The famine threshold has been passed in two more areas in Sudan's North Darfur State, UN monitors reported on Thursday. The report is based on the UN's Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), used by the UN's Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
"Famine thresholds for acute malnutrition have been surpassed in two additional localities in North Darfur: Um Baru, with a global acute malnutrition (GAM) rate of 52.9% - almost twice the famine threshold - and Kernoi, with a GAM rate of 34%," it said.
The figures refer to the proportion of malnourished children aged six months to 5 years.
"These alarming rates suggest an increased risk of excess mortality and raise concern that nearby areas may be experiencing similar catastrophic conditions," the report said. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune
