UNICEF calls for better protection for Sudan’s children trapped in ‘unrelenting nightmare’
1 year, 6 months ago

UNICEF calls for better protection for Sudan’s children trapped in ‘unrelenting nightmare’

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The conflict in Sudan has killed over 330 children and left 13 million more in dire need of humanitarian assistance, UNICEF said Friday, calling on the country’s warring factions to better protect vulnerable young people. For two months, Sudan’s military, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Gen. Mohamed Hamden Dagalo, have been locked in a deadly power struggle. “Children are trapped in an unrelenting nightmare, bearing the heaviest burden of a violent crisis they had no hand in creating - caught in the crossfire, injured, abused, displaced and subjected to disease and malnutrition,” said Mandeep O’Brien, UNICEF’s Representative in Sudan, in a report issued Friday. Khamis Abdalla Abkar, the governor of West Darfur, was abducted and killed on Wednesday hours after he accused the RSF and allied Arab militias of attacking local communities across the province’s capital, Genena.

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Dozens killed in Sudan's Gezira as aid groups raise alarm
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Dozens killed in Sudan's Gezira as aid groups raise alarm

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of civilians have been killed and thousands displaced in Sudan's Gezira state after several days of attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The RSF attacked several villages and towns in the east-central state of Gezira, looting and vandalising public and private properties, and leaving dozens dead.

Global community needs to do more to end RSF atrocities in Sudan
5 months ago

Global community needs to do more to end RSF atrocities in Sudan

Al Jazeera  

It appears most of the West has forgotten that the RSF is essentially an upgraded version of the Janjaweed militias infamous for genocide and ethnic cleansing. True, the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2736, adopted on June 13, 2024, which demands the RSF halt its siege of el-Fasher in North Darfur region and end fighting in the area, is significant. …

Sudanese RSF paramilitaries clash with the army, leaving at least 100 people dead
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudanese RSF paramilitaries clash with the army, leaving at least 100 people dead

Associated Press  

CAIRO — At least 100 people were killed, and dozens were injured after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacked a village in Gezira province in Sudan on Wednesday, officials said. Women, children, and the elderly were among the victims in the RSF attacks on Wad al-Noura village in Gezira, Mini Arko Minawi, the governor of Darfur province, said on X, …

Children ‘piled up and shot’ in Sudan as UN envoy says world cannot ignore this ‘silent war and famine’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Children ‘piled up and shot’ in Sudan as UN envoy says world cannot ignore this ‘silent war and famine’

The Independent  

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Sudan’s war began a year ago. Children are among its most fragile survivors
8 months, 1 week ago

Sudan’s war began a year ago. Children are among its most fragile survivors

Associated Press  

METCHE CAMP, Chad — The war in Sudan began a year ago. We don’t even have sugar.” Back home, Sudan’s military, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, is fighting the paramilitary group known as Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, for immensely greater resources — including power over the country’s more than 45 million people. “It has …

UNICEF says 700,000 children in Sudan face life-threatening malnutrition
10 months, 2 weeks ago

UNICEF says 700,000 children in Sudan face life-threatening malnutrition

Al Jazeera  

As the war continues, the UN agency warns tens of thousands of children will ‘likely die’ without more aid. At least 700,000 children in Sudan are likely to suffer from the worst form of malnutrition this year, and tens of thousands could die, the United Nations children’s agency has warned. “The consequences of the past 300 days means that more …

Sudan armed conflict: Almost 3 lakh Sudanese fled their homes after a notorious group seized Wad Madani, says UN
1 year ago

Sudan armed conflict: Almost 3 lakh Sudanese fled their homes after a notorious group seized Wad Madani, says UN

Firstpost  

The conflict in Sudan has wrecked the country and killed up to 9,000 people as of October, according to the United Nations. Fighting between Sudan’s military and a notorious paramilitary group has resulted in the displacement of up to 300,000 people in Jazeera province, previously a sanctuary for families affected by the country’s devastating conflict, the UN said on Thursday. …

Over half of Sudan’s population needs humanitarian aid after nearly 7 months of war, UN says
1 year, 1 month ago

Over half of Sudan’s population needs humanitarian aid after nearly 7 months of war, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Almost seven months of war between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary group have left a wave of destruction with over half the population in need of humanitarian aid and raised fears of a repeat of the deadly ethnic conflict in Darfur 20 years ago. “What is happening is verging on pure evil,” the United Nations humanitarian …

Sudan's military clash killed over 9,000 people, UN dubs it worst humanitarian nightmare in recent history
1 year, 2 months ago

Sudan's military clash killed over 9,000 people, UN dubs it worst humanitarian nightmare in recent history

India TV News  

Six months of war between Sudan's military and a powerful paramilitary group has killed up to 9,000 people and created "one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history," the United Nations humanitarian chief said on Sunday. Sudan has been engulfed in chaos since mid-April when simmering tensions between military chief General Abdel-Fattah Burhan and the commander of the paramilitary …

UN aid chief says six months of war in Sudan has killed 9,000 people
1 year, 2 months ago

UN aid chief says six months of war in Sudan has killed 9,000 people

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Six months of war between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary group has killed up to 9,000 people and created “one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history,” the United Nations humanitarian chief said Sunday. Sudan has been engulfed in chaos since mid-April, when simmering tensions between military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan and the commander of the …

About 500 children have died from hunger in Sudan since fighting erupted in April, charity says
1 year, 4 months ago

About 500 children have died from hunger in Sudan since fighting erupted in April, charity says

Associated Press  

CAIRO — About 500 children have died from hunger in Sudan — including two dozen babies in a government-run orphanage in the capital of Khartoum — since fighting erupted in the East African country in April, a leading aid group said Tuesday. Save the Children also said that at least 31,000 children lack access to treatment for malnutrition and related …

14 million children in Sudan are in dire need of humanitarian support, says UNICEF
1 year, 4 months ago

14 million children in Sudan are in dire need of humanitarian support, says UNICEF

CNN  

CNN — Fourteen million children are in “dire need” of humanitarian support in Sudan, the United Nation’s children’s agency warned on Friday, as a deadly conflict in the country deepens its hunger crisis. Almost 14 million children – a number roughly equivalent to every single child in Colombia, France, Germany, or Thailand – are in dire need of humanitarian support,” …

UN: International donors promise $1.5 billion in aid to Sudan
1 year, 6 months ago

UN: International donors promise $1.5 billion in aid to Sudan

Associated Press  

CAIRO — International donors promised almost $1.5 billion in additional aid for conflict-stricken Sudan on Monday as the United Nations warned that the African country’s humanitarian crisis is worsening. The donations were pledged following a U.N.- “The scale and speed of Sudan’s descent into death and destruction is unprecedented,” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said during the meeting’s opening session. Katja …

Sudan's government declares UN envoy, a mediator in the conflict, no longer welcome
1 year, 6 months ago

Sudan's government declares UN envoy, a mediator in the conflict, no longer welcome

The Hindu  

The United Nations envoy to Sudan, a key mediator in the country's brutal conflict, is no longer welcome in the African country, Sudanese authorities say. A terse statement issued by Sudan's Foreign Ministry late Thursday comes just weeks after the head of the country’s military, Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, demanded in a letter to envoy Volker Perthes that he should …

UNICEF says 300 trapped children rescued from a Sudanese orphanage after 71 others died
1 year, 6 months ago

UNICEF says 300 trapped children rescued from a Sudanese orphanage after 71 others died

The Hindu  

About 300 infants, toddlers and older children have been rescued from an orphanage in Sudan's capital after being trapped there while fighting raged outside, aid officials said on June 8. About 300 children at the Al-Mayqoma orphanage in Khartoum were transferred to a “safer location” elsewhere in the northeastern African nation, said Ricardo Pires, a spokesman for the UN children's …

UNICEF says 300 trapped children rescued from a Sudanese orphanage after 71 others died
1 year, 6 months ago

UNICEF says 300 trapped children rescued from a Sudanese orphanage after 71 others died

Associated Press  

CAIRO — About 300 infants, toddlers and older children have been rescued from an orphanage in Sudan’s capital after being trapped there while fighting raged outside, aid officials said Thursday. About 300 children at the Al-Mayqoma orphanage in Khartoum were transferred to a “safer location” elsewhere in the northeastern African nation, said Ricardo Pires, a spokesman for the U.N. children’s …

Sudanese orphans caught in the conflict’s crosshairs evacuated
1 year, 6 months ago

Sudanese orphans caught in the conflict’s crosshairs evacuated

Al Jazeera  

Al-Mayqoma orphanage’s evacuation in Khartoum took time because it required security guarantees from warring parties. At least 280 children and 70 of their carers were taken from the orphanage to a new facility in Madani, about 135km southeast of Khartoum, arriving on Wednesday evening, said Alyona Synenko from ICRC Nairobi. Synenko said the evacuation occurred nearly eight weeks into the …

UNICEF says 300 trapped children rescued from a Sudanese orphanage after 71 others died
1 year, 6 months ago

UNICEF says 300 trapped children rescued from a Sudanese orphanage after 71 others died

ABC  

About 300 infants, toddlers and older children have been rescued from an orphanage in Sudan's capital after being trapped there while fighting raged outside, aid officials say. Key points: Among the children who died at the facility were babies as young as three months, according to activists in the area Causes of death include circulatory collapse, as well as fever, …

Heavy fighting in Sudan, children caught in conflict: UN
1 year, 7 months ago

Heavy fighting in Sudan, children caught in conflict: UN

Hindustan Times  

Fierce fighting persisted in Sudan on Thursday despite a truce agreement as US intelligence said rival forces were trying to gain the upper hand ahead of possible negotiations and the UN warned of the violence's devastating toll on children. Smoke rises over the city as army and paramilitaries clash in power struggle, in Khartoum, Sudan, Despite multiple ceasefire declarations, the …

Escalating Sudan fighting puts millions of children at risk
1 year, 8 months ago

Escalating Sudan fighting puts millions of children at risk

Al Jazeera  

Nine children have been killed and more than 50 wounded since the conflict broke out on Saturday, UNICEF says. Escalating violence between rival military forces in Sudan is putting millions of children at risk, UNICEF warns as the fighting continues for a sixth day. The battles between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have had a “devastating toll …

World’s highest child soldier numbers in West, Central Africa
3 years, 1 month ago

World’s highest child soldier numbers in West, Central Africa

Al Jazeera  

More than 21,000 children recruited by government forces and armed groups in conflict-hit region during past five years, UNICEF says. West and Central Africa is the region with the highest number of child soldiers in the world, as well as the most underage victims of sexual violence, according to a new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund. Since 2016, …

10,000 children killed or wounded in Yemen’s war: UNICEF
3 years, 2 months ago

10,000 children killed or wounded in Yemen’s war: UNICEF

Al Jazeera  

Without international support, more children who bear no responsibility for the crisis will die, UN agency warns. At least 10,000 children have been killed or injured in Yemen in violence linked to years of war in the impoverished country, the United Nations children’s agency said on Tuesday. “The Yemen conflict has just hit another shameful milestone: 10,000 children have been …

UNICEF: Syria’s war has killed and wounded 12,000 children
3 years, 9 months ago

UNICEF: Syria’s war has killed and wounded 12,000 children

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Syria’s 10-year-long civil war has killed or wounded almost 12,000 children and left millions out of school in what could have repercussions for years to come in the country, the U.N. children’s agency said Wednesday. “One in four children have signs of psychosocial distress,” said Ted Chaiban, UNICEF’s Mideast and North Africa director. “This cannot be just another …

Ethiopia Conflict Puts 2.3 Million Children in Need: UNICEF
4 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia Conflict Puts 2.3 Million Children in Need: UNICEF

News 18  

The outbreak of conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has left some 2.3 million children in urgent need of assistance and thousands more at risk in refugee camps, the UN children’s agency said Friday. “Inside the Tigray region, restricted access and the ongoing communication blackout have left an estimated 2.3 million children in need of humanitarian assistance and out of reach,” …

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