UN reports indicate the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Sudan, and warn that famine threatens the population in this country.. How did tweeters comment on these reports?
At a previous session of the UN Security Council on the situation in Sudan, Edem and Surno, Director of the Operations and Advocacy Department of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said that Sudan “is the only place in the world where famine has been confirmed.”
According to a report on food security, half of Sudan’s population, or approximately 25 million people, face severe levels of food insecurity, including 15.9 million people at the crisis level, 8.1 million at the emergency level, and more than 637,000 people at the highest level. It is considered Disastrously.
Sudan’s representative to the United Nations, Al-Harith Idris Al-Harith, announced his country’s rejection of this report.
About two-thirds of Sudan’s population depends on agriculture, which contributes 40% to the national economy, and 58% of the workforce works in agriculture, according to the United Nations.
Sudanese commented in tweets on social media about their country being classified as facing a state of famine, and some of them were monitored by an episode (1/7/2025) of the “Shabakat” program.
Milo said, “If the most successful agricultural season occurs in areas that do not receive sufficient food, this means that these areas are experiencing famine. If their number is large, then Sudan in general is facing famine.”
Wad Al-Rif’s account said, “There is a severe food and medicine crisis, and in the Al-Jazeera region as well, people are unable to buy their necessities because of the ridiculous prices, and they are unable to leave there because of the bad financial conditions.”
For her part, Hoda tweeted, “Despite the presence of many indicators and events on the ground that confirm that there is a severe humanitarian crisis in Sudan, and that some areas have entered a catastrophic stage, Sudanese government agencies reject international reports that speak of famine in the country.”
As for Ali, “Sudan is getting sick and not dying, and we are a good country. There is no famine in Sudan, and these are fake reports. There is hardship in life, and people are helping each other until our country is established.”
According to the “Shabakat” program, the response plan to humanitarian needs in Sudan for the year 2025 will require $4.2 billion to support approximately 21 million people inside Sudan, and about an additional $1.8 billion to support 5 million people, most of whom are refugees in 7 neighboring countries.
