UN begins distributing food in Sudan’s war-torn region but warns of starvation risk

The United Nations has begun distributing food in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur province for the first time in months (World Relief via AP)

By Jessica Donati, Associated Press

The United Nations said on Friday it has begun distributing food in Sudan's war-ravaged Darfur province for the first time in months, following two successful cross-border operations, but the population still faces widespread starvation unless more help arrives.

The year-long war between military and paramilitary forces in Sudan is causing one of the world's worst hunger crises.