ðə fˈæmɪn ɪn suːdˈæn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt wʌzɐ hjˌuːmɐnɪtˈɛɹiən dɪzˈæstɚ kˈɔːzd mˈeɪnli baɪ hjˈuːmən ɹˈaɪts ɐbjˈuːsᵻz, æz wˈɛl æz dɹˈaʊt ænd ðə fˈeɪlɪɹ ʌvðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi tə ɹɪˈækt tə ðə fˈæmɪn ɹˈɪsk wɪð ˈædɪkwət spˈiːd.
The famine in Sudan in 1998 was a humanitarian disaster caused mainly by human rights abuses, as well as drought and the failure of the international community to react to the famine risk with adequate speed.