Pakistan, June 28 -- As Sudan's civil war continues to rage, millions of people are turning to desperate measures to stay alive. With food supplies running dangerously low, many Sudanese families have resorted to eating wild plants and weeds, boiling them with salt as a last resort. The conflict, which began in April 2023, has devastated markets, blocked aid routes, and reduced farming across the country.

The crisis has left nearly half of Sudan's population-about 24.6 million people-in acute food insecurity, according to international aid agencies. In areas like North Darfur, Kordofan, and the Nuba Mountains, people survive on just one basic meal a day, often millet porridge. Some even chew on coal to curb hunger pangs. The World Food P...