The UN's World Food Program (WFP) says time is running out for people in Western Sudan's Darfun to end starvation. The ongoing violence is destroying the entire African nation. In such a situation, the people of the country are eating grass and nut shells to prevent hunger. World Food Program (WFP) East Africa Regional Director Michael Dunford said on Friday (03 May). He said Darfur and other areas of conflict-torn Sudan could face widespread starvation and death if aid does not reach them quickly. In April 2023, Sudan's civil war erupted after clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary 'Rapid Support Forces' (RSF). As a result, the food crisis has become extreme. Acts like sexual violence, genocide and the killing of civilians have forced people to flee their homes and become refugees. Also on Thursday, two International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) drivers were killed by gunmen in South Darfur. Three other workers were injured. The latest violence occurred when the RSF besieged El Fash, the capital of North Darfur. Toby Hayward, the UN's deputy humanitarian coordinator in Sudan, said: "There have been indiscriminate killings, systematic burning of entire villages and constant aerial bombing of the city and surrounding areas." However, the town of El Fash has yet to be captured by the RSF. As a result, 5 lakh people have taken refuge there. People are fleeing from there as the situation is getting worse day by day. UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said on Thursday that 43 people have been killed in and around El Fasher since the conflict escalated two weeks ago. Meanwhile, due to bureaucratic complications and conflict, food aid distribution activities in Darfur have stalled. According to WFP, 1.7 million people in the region are suffering from acute hunger. Due to this war, 8.7 million people including 4.6 million children have become refugees in Sudan. 2.48 million people are in need of assistance, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).