UN says food distribution in Sudan improving but areas remain cut off

The United Nations food agency said on Wednesday that its ongoing efforts to fight severe hunger in Sudan are beginning to show some encouraging results.

It said it was able to scale up aid distribution in 10 areas where famine was confirmed last year and that in 9 of them, the risk has now been declassified.

Despite promising signs, the World Food Programme said Sudan remains one of the world’s largest hunger crises, with famine…