UN Food Agency Halts Work in North Darfur, Affects 2 Million

UN Food Agency Halts Work in North Darfur, Affects 2 Million
The U.N. World Food Program's logo is seen at the agency's headquarters in New York, on Nov. 6, 2017. Robert Bumstead/AP Photo
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CAIRO—The World Food Program has suspended its operations across Sudan’s province of North Darfur following recent attacks on its warehouses, a decision expected to affect about 2 million local people.

A statement released by the U.N. food agency Thursday said all three of its warehouses in the area were attacked and looted. More than 5,000 metric tons of food apparently were stolen, the group said.