In 1996, the World Food Summit concluded that food security is “when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to maintain healthy lives and active". (WHO, 2010) Food security has proven to be an enduring condition, especially in relation to the emphasis on links between economic development, environment and trade in the country. (WHO, 2010) Furthermore, food safety has a greater impact on people's health. The Republic of Sudan, the largest country in Africa, is rich in natural resources, for example, iron, fisheries and forestry resources. The fertile land shows that the country has the potential to be an evolutionary agricultural country. (USAID, 2005) However, the country's development also appears to be limited by ongoing civil war and natural disasters. The purpose of this essay is to understand how natural disasters and the ongoing civil war affect the food security problem in the Republic of Sudan, so the essay will detail international aid from the World Food Program and Action Against hunger (ACF International). and the consequences of aid. BBC Wealth report shows that in Northern Sudan the rainfall is low and the annual rainfall is around 400 mm/16 inches per year, but in Southern Sudan the circumstance is extremely opposite: rainfall could arise at any time of the year . Prolonged drought in North Sudan and annual floods in South Sudan (BBC, 2011) likely directly or indirectly affect agricultural production and water resources. Arable land constitutes only 6.78% of the country and the GDP of agriculture is about 31.71 billion as of 2011. (CIA, 2010) According to the 2005 FAO report, the total of meat, milk and e.. ... . half of the document ......oad/sifsia/docs/FS_QuarterlyReport_23Feb11.pdf[Accessed: 18 March 2011]United Nations Office for Project Services (ND) Improving infrastructure for a stable Sudan. Available at: http://www.unops.org/english/whatwedo/UNOPSinaction/Pages/Improving-infrastructure-Sudan.aspx[Accessed: 19 March 2011]World Food Program (2011) South Sudan: Roadworks pave the way for the Future. Available at: http://www.wfp.org/stories/road-work-paves-way-southern-sudan[Accessed 19 March 2011]World Food Program (2011) Building feeder roads to support WFP operations in South Sudan. Available at: http://www.wfp.org/content/feeder-road-construction-support-wfp-operatives-southern-sudan[Accessed: 19 March 2011]World Health Organization (2011) Food Safety. Available at: http://www.who.int/trade/glossary/story028/en/[Accessed: 19 March 2011]