The United Nations has said children in Sudan are facing “unimaginable suffering” in the country’s ongoing civil war. More than 150,000 people have been killed during the conflict. UN says close to four million children are acutely malnourished across the country. Civilians have faced bombings, attacks, sexual violence, hunger and disease outbreaks, while millions of families have had to flee.
KHARTOUM JUNE 3: The United Nations has said children in Sudan are facing “unimaginable suffering” in the country’s ongoing civil war. More than 150,000 people have been killed during Sudan’s conflict, which began over two years ago when Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began a vicious struggle for power.
Millions have been forced from their homes and the UN says close to four million children are acutely malnourished across the country.
Around 730,000 are suffering life-threatening severe acute malnutrition. It should also be kept in mind that all figures are estimates. The actual figures are probably significantly higher.
– “Sudan is the definition of a perfect storm: shocking human rights atrocities, with millions uprooted by this insane war … We are losing a generation to this war, yet peace efforts are not working” – Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Since the violence broke out on 15 April 2023, civilians have faced bombings, attacks, sexual violence, hunger and disease outbreaks, while millions of families have had to flee, many of them multiple times, in search of protection and assistance.
Many are arriving at remote border areas, where services to support them are under severe strain. Most of those displaced are women and children and other vulnerable people such as the elderly, people with disabilities, and people with medical conditions.
Vital infrastructure in parts of the country has collapsed and access to basic services such as safe water, health care and shelter is severely limited. Millions of children are facing acute levels of food insecurity and more than a dozen regions are teetering on the brink of famine. In some areas where aid agencies have struggled to secure access, famine conditions have already been confirmed.
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