Darfur: Food rations cut in half

The UN is cutting its daily rations in Sudan's Darfur region by half due to a severe funding shortfall.

From May the ration will be half the minimum amount required by each day. The cut comes as the UN said Darfur’s malnutrition rates are rising again.

Nearly 3m in Darfur are totally reliant on food aid after being driven off their land by three years of conflict.

Despite a ceasefire and on-going peace negotiations, large areas of Darfur are now affected by fighting between government forces, militias and rebels.

This is also hampering the delivery of food and other aid operations.

The bill to feed them all is $746m.

Source: BBC News