As civil war rages on in Sudan, malnutrition crisis deepens

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published November 18, 2025 at 11:47 AM EST

On the ground in war-torn Sudan, aid groups say the malnutrition crisis is the worst since the start of the civil war more than two years ago.

Myriam Laaroussi, the emergency coordinator in Darfur for Doctors Without Borders, joins Here & Now to explain what her team is seeing and what they are doing to help.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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