The city of Kadugli provides a devastating window on how starvation is being weaponized in war. Sophie Neiman and Guy Peterson speak to some of those who have fled the siege and are struggling to survive.
Halima Sulieman Jibreel prepares to break her Ramadan fast at a displacement camp in the Nuba Mountains. She spreads out what little food she can find on a white tarpaulin.
There is pink juice mixed in a detergent container, cool water served with porridge and a pot of beans cooked over an open flame. It is a fraction of what the family would normally eat, but it is all they can manage after fleeing the besieged Sudanese city of Kadugli.
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