WFP in talks to fly aid to besieged Sudanese cities
September 22, 2025 (PORT SUDAN) – The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday it is negotiating with Sudanese authorities to open new domestic air routes to deliver aid to the capital Khartoum and the besieged city of Kadugli.
“WFP is currently in discussions with the Sudanese authorities to open additional internal flight routes to Khartoum and Kadugli to transport aid shipments,” the agency said in a statement.
The talks come as areas in South Kordofan state, including Kadugli and Dilling, are blockaded by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The siege has led to a hunger crisis and severe shortages of food and medicine in the two cities.
The push for new routes comes after the WFP provided aid to 4.1 million people across Sudan in August alone.
This included 28,000 metric tons of food and $9 million in cash assistance, the agency said. Its aid reached 1.8 million people in areas classified as being at risk of famine.
The WFP also reported it had recently restored international air links between Port Sudan and the capitals of Egypt and Ethiopia after they were suspended due to drone attacks.
The U.N. agency said it urgently needs $659 million to fund its operations in Sudan for the next six months, from September to February.
September 22, 2025 (PORT SUDAN) – The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday it is negotiating with Sudanese authorities to open new domestic air routes to deliver aid to the capital Khartoum and the besieged city of Kadugli.
“WFP is currently in discussions with the Sudanese authorities to open additional internal flight routes to Khartoum and Kadugli to transport aid shipments,” the agency said in a statement.
The talks come as areas in South Kordofan state, including Kadugli and Dilling, are blockaded by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The siege has led to a hunger crisis and severe shortages of food and medicine in the two cities.
The push for new routes follows the WFP’s provision of aid to 4.1 million people across Sudan in August alone.
This included 28,000 metric tons of food and $9 million in cash assistance, the agency said. Its aid reached 1.8 million people in areas classified as being at risk of famine.
The WFP also reported it had recently restored international air links between Port Sudan and the capitals of Egypt and Ethiopia after they were suspended due to drone attacks.
The U.N. agency said it urgently needs $659 million to fund its operations in Sudan for the next six months, from September through February.