Conflict, drought increasing risk of famine in Sudan: Monitor

El Nino-induced drought is affecting roughly half of the country as three-year long war continues.Conflict and drought are increasing the risk of famine across Sudan’s Darfur and Kordofan regions, warns a global food crisis monitor.“An El Nino-induced drought, affecting roughly half of the country, is compounding the impacts of conflict and displacement, reducing food availability, driving up prices and affecting livelihoods,” the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said on Monday in a statement.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3UN rights council condemns attacks on civilians in Sudan, calls for trucelist 2 of 3Sudan’s al-Burhan rejects talks, vows to retake all territory from RSFlist 3 of 3Drone strike kills 30 people in Sudan’s Blue Nile regionend of list“Healthcare is extremely limited, often entirely inaccessible, while clean water is becoming increasingly scarce, leaving a poorly nourished population highly vulnerable to disease and death,” it added.The IPC is an initiative aimed at enhancing food security and consists of 21 organisations and intergovernmental institutions, including the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Bank, the W...