Sudan is currently experiencing the "world's worst hunger crisis", according to the United Nations, as a result of fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The convoy consisted of 28 trucks. UNICEF, which sent five of the vehicles, said it was able to deliver "life-saving" food and health supplies to Al Bashayer Hospital and other health facilities in Khartoum.

Recently, experts warned that Sudan is heading toward a widespread famine crisis. The army and RSF had jointly staged a coup in 2021, but a power struggle between their commanders plunged the country into a civil war 20 months ago.

Up to 150,000 people had been killed in the conflict. More than 11 million people have been forced from their homes. Nearly half the population, or 24.6 million people, urgently need food aid. Various mediation efforts aimed at ending the conflict between the army and the RSF have so far failed.