El Obeid Swells with Displaced People as WFP Warns Food Stocks Could Run Out by October
A $646 million funding gap would deplete World Food Programme food stocks by October, with specialized nutrition supplies ending by August and deepening hunger in the city.
Overview
- WFP is currently assisting just over 100,000 displaced people in El Obeid with reduced rations of roughly 50 percent while hundreds of thousands more in the city remain without regular food support.
- The agency reported on July 17 that redirected prepositioned supplies and limited commercial transport mean WFP trucks move about 200 metric tons of food daily to distribution points inside El Obeid.
- WFP says it needs USD 646 million to fund operations from June through November 2026 and warns that, without that money, general food stocks will be severely depleted by September and exhausted by October.
- Specialized nutrition commodities for treating and preventing malnutrition are time sensitive and are projected to run out in August, raising the risk of rising child and maternal malnutrition.
- The city faces strained water, fuel, storage and health services as prolonged siege conditions and drone strikes restrict humanitarian access and force the diversion of rainy-season stocks away from other vulnerable communities.