More than 2.9 million children are acutely malnourished and another 729,000 under fives are suffering from severe acute malnutrition – the most dangerous and deadly form of extreme hunger.
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Nearly 16,000 children a day plunged into hunger in top 10 worsening food crises
About six million children were pushed into hunger in the top 10 countries that faced worsening food crises this year. This was a 32 per cent increase compared to 2022, according to Save the Children.
Humanitarian response crippled as Wad Madani – an aid hub and home to 700,000 people – is over-run
About 350,000 children are at direct risk of being killed, injured or displaced in the town of Wad Madani in Sudan, as fighting moved through the state of Al-Jazira this week, Save the Children said.
Nearly 30,000 babies will be born in Sudan over next three months with no medical assistance
The Save the Children analysis comes as aid agencies scramble to fill the gaping funding gap of 60% of the total $2.6 billion needed to respond to the conflict.
About 7,600 Sudanese children fleeing homes daily in world’s largest child displacement crisis
Since mid-April 2023, about three million children have fled violence to seek shelter in camps, schools, displacement centres, or in crowded homes with relatives.
UNICEF, Save the Children say 19 million children in Sudan out of school as conflict rages on
Even before the conflict, nearly seven million children were out of school in a country grappling with instability. If the war continues, no child will be able to go back to school in the near future.
Number of children displaced across Sudan now highest in the world
The number of displaced people in Sudan now eclipses other war-torn countries with massive displacements, including the next highest country Syria, with 6.6 million, and DRC, with 6.1 million people.
Sudan: More than 50,000 people displaced within Kadugli as town nears siege conditions
Children and families in Kadugli have run out of emergency food supplies, with fighting blocking access to major roads and medical services at a standstill, according to Save the Children.
Nearly 500 children die from hunger in Sudan as fighting halts life-saving treatment programmes
Since April, Save the Children has been forced to close 57 of its nutrition facilities, with 31,000 children missing out on treatment for malnutrition and related illnesses across the country.
An estimated 17,000 Sudanese children a day will fall into crisis levels of hunger by September
By June, nearly eight million – or one in every three children – were suffering crisis levels of food shortages, or IPC Phase 3 and above. Between July and September, this is set to reach 9.5 million.
Doctors warn of disease catastrophe due to mounting dead bodies in Khartoum
Prolonged power shortages have left the city's morgues without refrigeration, leaving bodies to decompose in the heat, and causing the risk of major disease outbreaks, warns Save the Children.
Children as young as 12 raped and assaulted as sexual violence rips through Sudan
While the sexual violence is understood to be rampant, only 88 cases of rape due to the conflict have been verified. This includes at least 42 alleged cases in Khartoum and 46 in the Darfur region.
Nearly half of children in Sudan set to go hungry as conflict stops farming
This crisis could cost more young lives as families struggle to put food on the table, with Sudan already facing one of the highest rates of food insecurity and malnutrition in the world.
Fighting in Sudan rapidly worsening an already dire humanitarian situation for children
The hostilities are further exposing children to potential grave violations, including recruitment by armed forces as well as sexual violence, warn UNICEF, Save the Children and World Vision.
Lifesaving vaccines for children destroyed in power outages amid Sudan violence
Cold chain storage facilities for lifesaving vaccines, as well as the national stock of insulin and several antibiotics, have been destroyed, putting millions of children at risk of disease.
Urgent action needed as 6.9 million children are out of school and 12 million face learning disruptions in Sudan
With the socio-economic crisis, recurring conflicts, and prolonged COVID-19 school closures, once children drop out of school, the chances of girls and boys returning to school are low.
Save the Children calls for urgent funds after devastating floods across Sudan
As downpours continue, the organisation fears more lives and homes will be lost in the coming days and weeks, with the rains expected to last through to September. At least 83 people have died.
Nearly eight million children in Sudan at greater risk from growing economic crisis, hunger and conflict
Three million children under five suffer from acute malnutrition, of whom 650,000 face severe acute malnutrition. Without any treatment, about half of those with severe acute malnutrition will die.
Children forced to work, skip meals as situation worsens in Sudan
Save the Children said: “In the coming year nearly 10 million people in Sudan will face a daily struggle to have enough food to eat, among them more five million children. The situation is critical."
Save the Children fears further violence after 50 people killed in Darfur
The latest outbreak of violence in the region, which has killed about 100 people over the past three weeks, saw at least 2,000 children and adults displaced over the past weekend.