Fame in Sudan: Children see each other's life -threatening crisis

Fame in Sudan: Children see each other's life -threatening crisis

famine in Sudan: A catastrophe that cannot be ignored! In a terrifying cries of help, the international child rights organization Save the Children is warning that nine out of 18 states in Sudan are at the edge of a tragic famine. The situation is particularly tragic for children under the age of five who suffer the most suffering from acute malnutrition.

fight against hunger and war! "Children in Sudan survive bombing, only to run the risk of hunger and illness," complains Mohamed Abdiladif, the country director of Save the Children. This horrific reality demands immediate action by the international community! A ceasefire and a clear commitment to a permanent peace agreement are essential, as is the provision of more financial means for the urgently needed nutritional aid.

despair in northern Darfur

The multi-layered hunger crisis reaches its climax in North-Darfur, where the cities of Al Lait, at Tawisha and around Kadadah show an alarming picture: a malnutrition rate of over 30 percent-that is the official threshold for famine! In the refugee camp Zamzam, which houses around 500,000 people, a famine was called out months ago. This only marks the third time that such a famine was officially found since the global scale was launched to classify nutritional crises.

Hunger strikes brutally! "toddlers under the age of five suffer the most from the hunger crisis," reports Sara*, a nutritional specialist from Save the Children in Darfur. The dramatic conditions in the health facilities are heartbreaking: children with a high fever, constant vomiting and extreme weariness. The overwhelmed mothers no longer have opportunities to feed their children. In Tilla and Al-Faschir, people eat grass, cooked with onions, peanuts and salt to stay over water.

The escalating conflict fuels this terrible situation and continuously increases the risk of malnutrition - especially for the latest and most vulnerable parts of the population. A total of 25.6 million people in Sudan now urgently need humanitarian aid, which corresponds to about half of the total population! Since the beginning of the conflict in April 2023, more than 12 million people have left their homeland and made Sudan the scene of the world's greatest inland-selling crisis!

Time is pushing and the voice of the children must be heard! We have to act before it's too late.

Note for the editor: * name for protection changed.

About Save the Children: founded in 1919 by the British social reformer Eglantyne Jebb, Save the Children has saved children in need for over 100 years to improve their rights and improve their living conditions.