the ipc says about 24.6 million people, about half of all sudanese, urgently need food aid.et's speak to our correspondent richard kagoe in nairobi. richard, we knew that the situation was bad in sudan during this civil war but brings up—to—date now. actually, those were the predictions aren'tjust actually, those were the predictions aren't just looking at the highlights of this report, itjust helps us understand how deepening and escalating the food in security situation in sudan is. right now, an additional 17 other areas have been identified as at risk of famine and looking at risk of famine and looking at this, specifically people who have been affected are those living in internally displaced camps so this is a very dire situation and that is why this particular report casts a looming crisis that would be exacerbated by the conflict that to a certain extent has affected the delivery of aid, especially to those who mostly need it. find those who mostly need it. and of course _ those who mostly need it. and of course we — those who mostly need it. and of course we know _ t

the ipc says about 24.6 million people, about half of all sudanese, urgently need food aid.respondent richard kagoe is following developments from nairobi. i asked him just how bad the situation in sudan had become. the situation is dire because you're looking at half of sudan's population being classified as desperately in need of aid. we are looking at camps for internally displaced persons and residential areas also around the mountains. also a cautionary statement they are being issued by the committee saying that also around 17 areas of famine and an additional five would be in the next five months, bringing the total to ten. so the situation is desperate. but there is the position of the sudanese who say that the report is not quite reflective of the situation on the ground because they didn't take into account malnutrition data and also crop productivity since the last rainy season. it is a very troubling situation because based on the last assessment at the al—salam camp, which is home to half a million people, there has been increasing tension between humaitarian ai

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the ipc says about 24.6 million people urgently need food aid.o sheldon yett, unicef representative to sudan, and began by asking for his response to the review. this is not the news any of us want to hear on the eve of christmas. this is a disaster for sudan, it's a disasterfor the world. it tells us that the situation is getting worse and worse. we are now almost two years into this conflict now and it's critical that we are able to get assistance to all children, and all people in sudan who need it. and just tell us and just tell us what your teams are seeing and telling you. we are having difficulty getting assistance to those most in need. this is a country at war and it's a country that is in desperate need of food, and to those affected populations, clean water, health care, education, we need a package of services but most importantly we need to be able to target those most in need. we need access. we need consistent delivery of food and nutritional supplies and health supplies to those populations in need. and that has proven difficult.

the famine review committee of the integrated food phase classification, ipc, says warring parties continue aid needed to alleviate one of the worst starvation crises in modern times. it says famine conditions have been confirmed in two camps for internally—displaced people in el—fashir, also in parts of the darfur region and south kordofan state. another five areas are expected to slip into famine by may next year. the ipc says about 24.6 million people, about half of all sudanese, urgently need food aid. 0ur correspondent richard kagoe is following developments from nairobi. the situation is dire because you're looking at half of sudan's population being classified as desperately in need of aid. we are looking at camps for internally displaced persons and residential areas also around the nuba mountains. also a cautionary statement they are being issued by the committee saying that also around 17 areas of famine and an additional five would be in the next five months, bringing the total to ten. so the situation is desperate. but then, of course, there is the position of the sudanese autho

that's according to the integrated food security phase organization ipc.lobal monitoring group says five areas are affected, including the country's largest displacement camp, zam-zam, in the north darfur province, where some 400,000 people live there it -- people live. the ipc also says five other areas in north darfur are expected to experience famine conditions in the next six months. un experts say the biggest challenge is getting aid to people in need. >> it is unacceptable in a world like today where there's so much prosperity that you are seeing people dying of hunger. this should never be happening today. we need the violence to stop so people can access food, water, health, nutrition and agriculture. william: the u.n. says more than 24,000 people have died during 20 months of fighting in sudan. and 14 million people have been forced from their homes. that is about 30% of the population. swiss olympic snowboarder sophie hediger has died in an avalanche at a mountain resort. the country's skiing federation says the incident happened yesterday at the

the ipc says 24 .6 million people urgently need food aid.i spoke to the unicef representative to sudan and started by asking about his response to this review. >> this is not the news any of us want to hear on the people of christmas. it's a disaster for sudan, disaster for the world. it tells us the situation is getting worse and worse. we are now two years from this conflict. it is critical that we are able to get the assistance to children and people of sudan who need it. >> tell us what your teams are seeing and are telling you. >> we are having difficulties getting assistance to those most in need. this is a country at war, a country that is in desperate need of food. those affected populations, clean water, health care, education. we need a package of services. most importantly, we need to target those most in need. we need to access, make sure we have consistent delivery of food and nutrition supplies, health supplies to those populations in need. that has proven difficult. >> we have obviously heard a lot about the crisis int sudan.

the ipc says 24.6 million people urgently need food aid.o a unicef representative to sudan and asked for his response to the review. >> this is not the news any of us want to hear on the eve of christmas. this is a disaster for sudan and the world. it tells us that the situation is getting worse and worse. we are now almost two years into this conflict and it is critical that we are able to get the systems to all children and people in sudan who need it. >> tell us what your teams are seeing and telling you. >> we are having difficulties getting assistance to those most in need. this is a country at war. it is a country that is in desperate need of food, and for those affected populations, water, health care, education. we need a package of services, but most importantly we need to target those most in need. we need to ensure we can get consistent delivery of food and nutrition supplies and health supplies to those populations in need. that has proven difficult. host: we heard a lot about the crisis that sudan is facing. does this review te

the un—backed agency, the ipc, has warned that famine has spread across sudan because of the continuingort estimates that 24.6 million people urgently need food aid and more than 600,000 people are starving. bill clinton has left hospital in washington after he was admitted with a fever on monday — he was treated for flu. the former us president was last in hospital three years ago for a blood infection. at least two journalists and a police officer have been killed in haiti as gang members opened fire at the country's biggest public hospital. the journalists were waiting for the arrival of the health minister for the reopening of the general hospital when the shooting began. several people were injured. with me is our reporter, mimi swaby, from bbc world service. tell us more about what we know. ., ., , , ., know. the “ournalists are waitinu know. the 'ournalists are waiting for— know. the journalists are waiting for the _ know. the journalists are waiting for the general. waiting for the general hospital's opening again, after it's been closed since march. this was when gangs united i

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