"The war didn't change people's character, it may have affected the economic situation but it didn't affect the customs and traditions of the Sudanese people during Ramadan," says Omar Ibrahim, a displaced Sudanese man who spent the first day of Ramadan preparing food with others for a charity in Port Sudan. In other parts of Sudan, there were pressing concerns about whether food was available at all as the fighting between the forces of rival generals - which has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced more than 12 million - has pushed entire areas into hunger and cut off crucial supply routes. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES