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Highlights
• WFP reached 4 million people in March, the highest number since the start of the conflict. Of this, 1.6 million people were in Famine and Risk of Famine areas, another record high number of people reached since the conflict started in April 2023.
• WFP also demonstrated strong operational capacity by delivering in-kind assistance to 2.6 million people in March — the highest level of food assistance provided since the onset of the conflict.
• Due to funding shortfalls for cash-based transfers (CBT), WFP was forced to reduce rations in famine areas from 100 percent to 70 percent. In risk-of-famine areas, rations were reduced from 70 percent to 50 percent rations.
• Pipeline breaks of nutrition products are expected in May due to funding shortfalls affecting both prevention and management of malnutrition programmes.
• UNHAS ceased flights from Port Sudan to Cairo starting 1 April, whilst the Nairobi flight frequency has been reduced to twice a week.
• WFP continues to support community kitchens in Khartoum, delivering hot meals to over 300,000 people in March. Many of the community kitchens supported by other agencies have shut down due to funding shortfalls.
• WFP noted a significant improvement in Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) convoy movement approvals in March, with 92 percent of submissions being approved.
Situation Update
• In March, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) gained control of Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after a prolonged conflict in the city and state. The SAF captured key strategic locations in the city, including the Khartoum International Airport and Manshiya Bridge. The SAF's control of Khartoum was completed by 1 April 2025, effectively ending RSF's hold on the capital.
Active conflict in Khartoum continues in Western and Southern Omdurman.
• There is a severe deterioration of food security in El Fasher town and Zamzam camp in North Darfur. The low food stocks in local markets exacerbated by a sharp rise in prices is putting additional pressure on a population who were already struggling to afford one meal a day.
• RSF shelling in El Fasher city affected the WFP compound, damaging assets. No injuries were reported among the outsourced security guards on night duty.
• Drone attacks in the Northern State caused damage to the airport, power stations, and military facilities. The electricity and water supply was cut off for several days in many locations including Port Sudan.
• Since the beginning of 2025, WFP has maintained consistent achievement in meeting cash programme targets across the country, except for value voucher distributions in Zamzam camp, which were disrupted due to security constraints. This level of performance could have been sustained if not for the impact of funding shortfalls.