Sudan Declared World's Hungriest Country — Famine Spreading to New Darfur Areas, 19.1 Million at IPC3+

New IPC (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification) analysis for the February–May 2026 lean season confirms Sudan has surpassed all other countries to become the world's hungriest nation. Famine (IPC Phase 5) is confirmed in El Fasher (North Darfur) and Kadugli (South Kordofan), with famine risk extending to at least two additional areas within Darfur. An estimated 19.1 million people face IPC Phase 3+ (crisis or worse) acute food insecurity — reflecting the devastating impact of three years of civil war on Sudan's food systems. Global acute malnutrition rates in affected North Darfur localities have reached 53% in Um Baru and 34% in Kernoi, approaching thresholds at which mass child mortality from starvation becomes inevitable without immediate intervention. More than 4.2 million children under five are acutely malnourished. Action Against Hunger, Save the Children, and other major humanitarian organizations issued coordinated statements identifying Sudan as experiencing an unprecedented food catastrophe driven by ongoing conflict, deliberate obstruction of aid routes, destruction of the Gezira agricultural heartland, and near-zero humanitarian funding — the UN 2026 appeal remains only approximately 16% funded despite the April Berlin Conference pledges. The crisis is compounded by a new RSF-affiliated TASIS administration ultimatum requiring all NGOs in RSF-controlled territory to register with a newly created RSF-backed humanitarian authority or face expulsion, threatening aid delivery to millions across Darfur and parts of Kordofan.