August 13, 2024 (NEW YORK) – Sudan is facing the worst humanitarian crisis for children in the world, the United Nations said, as peace talks begin in Geneva. The spokesperson for the UN Children Fund (UNICEF), James Elder, said the more than one-year conflict in Sudan has witnessed the killing of thousands of children. “Five million children have been forced to flee their homes, a staggering average of 10,000 girls and boys displaced every single day, making Sudan the world’s largest child displacement crisis,” said Elder. He added, “It is also a crisis of neglect. So many of the countless atrocities upon children in Sudan have gone unreported, often as a result of very limited access.” The United Nations migration agency (IOM) has described the current humanitarian situation in Sudan as being at “a catastrophic breaking point”, more than a year after fighting broke out in the country. The situation, it said, has been worsened by famine, floods and massive displacements as millions of people face the impact of Sudan’s ongoing conflict. A recent assessment by the Famine Review Committee (FRC) of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) revealed that famine conditions are prevalent in parts of North Darfur, …

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