Security Council LIVE: Sudan’s war spreads as drones and hunger take a deadly toll
October 16
21:10
2026
2026-10-16
20 million people face acute hunger, 200,000 at catastrophe levels
Famine risk rising in parts of Darfur and Greater Kordofan
More than 700,000 displaced people in Tawila short of food, water and healthcare
Drone strike near Ethiopian border killed 41 displaced people on 10 October
Arms embargo still confined to Darfur; sanctions extended to 11 December