This is about 28 trucks that have reached the besieged area of Jebel Awliya south of the capital Khartoum, according to the voluntary organization ERR. 22 of the trucks are delivering food from the UN's food program WFP, five are filled with medicines, and one is from Doctors Without Borders.
The aid deliveries are the first since April 2023 when the civil war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary movement Rapid Support Forces (RSF) started.
According to ERR and Unicef, the deliveries will meet "acute health and nutrition needs of approximately 200,000 children and families". According to Unicef, it took three months of talks to get through.
The area is one of several that have been affected by famine since the warring parties restricted the access for aid organizations. The restricted access has also made it impossible for experts to make an official assessment of famine in the capital.
In five areas in Sudan, it has already been established that famine prevails, according to a report from the UN-supported IPC (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification).
