A network of community kitchens in Sudan - a crucial lifeline for millions of people caught up in the civil war - is on the verge of collapse, a report says. The warning from aid organisation Islamic Relief comes after a UN-backed global hunger monitor confirmed that famine conditions were spreading in conflict zones. The locally run kitchens have operated in areas that are difficult for international humanitarian groups to access, but are facing closure due to neglect, shortages, and volunteer exhaustion. Sudan's people have been brutalised by more than two years of war after fighting broke out between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), creating what the UN has called the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with estimates that more than 24 million people are facing acute food shortages. Many of the kitchens will close if nothing changes in six months, with maybe one or two surviving in each area, one volunteer said. These initiatives operate alongside social networks known as Emergency Response Rooms that have filled the gaps of collapsing government services and limited international aid. Volunteers from various backgrounds come together, but the kitchens are now funded mainly by the Sudanese diaspora after earlier support cuts from USAID. Challenges include operating with inadequate resources, bureaucratic delays, and security issues in areas like el-Fasher and Kadugli, where famine conditions are reported. The situation is dire, leaving volunteers feeling increasingly isolated and risking burnout. 'Conflict still decides who eats and who does not,' a report states, calling for urgent attention to prevent complete exhaustion of community-led efforts.