At least 435 children have been reported killed and at least 2,025 children injured in the past 100 days of conflict in Sudan, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) reported.
In its report released today, the UNICEF said it has received alarming reports of escalating attacks against health facilities in parts of Sudan. An estimated 68 per cent of hospitals in the worst-affected areas have had to suspend service and at least 17 hospitals have reportedly been bombed. Several more hospitals are believed to have been turned into military bases.
Nearly 3.8 million people have been internally displaced in Sudan, 1.9 million of whom were children. 1.7 million additional children have been driven from their homes and are now on the move within Sudan and crossing its borders, vulnerable to hunger, disease, violence, and separation from their families, UNICEF stated.
Movement is restricted due to the security situation, administrative barriers, and the denial of humanitarian aid. At least 690,000 children are exposed to severe acute malnutrition and 1.7 million children under the age of one risk missing critical vaccinations, raising the risk of disease outbreaks.
Source: Qatar News Agency
