Sudanese people on the streets of Underman,
scrambling for food, homes and shops have long gone out.
Charity soup kitchens such as this one are the last
resort for many.
With this initiative, we help a large number of people
who've been displaced and had to come here to the
northern districts of Omdurman because they're safe here.
We also even serve some of the residents here.
We serve lunch every day,
and on Friday we even serve breakfast as well.
At least 270 families of up to seven members each
are being helped.
This young man used to be the breadwinner for his
family,
but you lost his leg and four family members when
they're home was caught in the crossfire.
Now he's dependent on care and his family is hungry.
We've been like this for some time now.
Our neighbor Ottoman and some people in the mosque might
send some food now and then.
Sometimes we only have tea for food in the morning.
The UN estimates that half of the Sudanese population that's
nearly 18 millionaire suffering from various degrees of food shortage,
at least 5 million, are facing emergency levels of hunger.
The ongoing war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid
Support Forces,
battling to control the government has disrupted food imports as
well as local production.
The people suffering most are those still trapped in combat
zones in the capital,
Khartoum, the state of Al Jazeera to the South.
And Darfur to the West.
The nearly 8 million people have been displaced are in
a similarly dire situation.
People who were forced from their homes are in extreme
need for help,
so we call on all humanitarian organizations to do what
they can.
Until such a plea is satisfactorily heeded,
the suffering of 1,000,000 is bound to continue.
The prices of basic goods are high and many don't
have a job.
Almost a year of war has taken a heavy toll
on the entire population.
the United Nations Security Council has called for an immediate
ceasefire,
but there's no sign the warring parties are listening.
Mohammed Val. Al Jazeera.