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Women are disproportionately affected by the worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan, with most female-headed households now facing severe food shortages, the United Nations said on Friday.
UN Women has previously warned that women and girls face heightened risks of sexual violence while searching for food, water, or aid.
U.N. agencies also called for urgent international action to deliver assistance to the Darfur city of al-Fashir and to Kadugli in southern Sudan. Both cities are facing famine conditions.
Al-Fashir was taken over by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in late October after an 18-month siege. More than 100,000 people are estimated to have fled the city since the takeover.
OCHA said it is working toward making Sudan the first country to sign an agreement with the United States to receive part of the $2 billion in humanitarian assistance pledged in late December.
According to the United Nations, more than 21 million people in Sudan are currently acutely food insecure, while about 34 million require humanitarian assistance. Children account for roughly half of those in need.
OCHA said it had no update on further plans to visit al-Fashir, following the first access granted to international aid workers in December since the city fell under RSF control.
