Sudan's government denies famine exists in Zamzam camp in Darfur
Sudan's Federal Humanitarian Aid Commission said talk about famine in the camp was inaccurate and conditions were "not consistent" with those that must be met to declare a famine.
Sudan on Sunday denied the existence of famine in North Darfur's Zamzam camp for internally displaced people.
In a statement, Sudan's Federal Humanitarian Aid Commission said talk about famine in the camp was inaccurate and conditions were "not consistent" with those that must be met to declare a famine.
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On Thursday, a global food monitor found that famine, confirmed when acute malnutrition and mortality criteria are met, was present in the Zamzam camp and likely to persist there at least until October.
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