""One of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history”, according to UN officials, who also warn it may trigger the world’s largest hunger crisis. The UN’s children’s agency, Unicef, says that some communities in Sudan have been pushed to the brink of famine. The conflict in Sudan has also created the world’s worst displacement crisis, scattering more than 8 million people internally and across Sudan’s borders. Nearly 2 million people have fled into neighbouring countries to escape the fighting, putting mounting pressure on Chad and South Sudan. A lack of funds in South Sudan means 3 million acutely hungry people are receiving no assistance from the UN’s World Food Programme. Within Chad, a similar dearth of funds means it will have to end support for all 1.2 million refugees inside the country in April. [N]early 28 million people face acute food insecurity with 18 million in Sudan, 7 million in South Sudan, and nearly 3 million in Chad." // Via the Guardian. Russia, the US...