The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) revealed that no less than 435 children were killed, and 2,025 others were injured, during the 100 days that have passed from the conflict in Sudan.
In today's report, the organization expressed its concern about the escalation of attacks against health facilities in parts of Sudan, noting that an estimated 68 percent of hospitals in the most affected areas have had to suspend service; because they were bombed or turned into military bases.
The organization said: Nearly 3.8 million people have been internally displaced in Sudan, including 1.9 million children, and an additional 1.7 million children have been expelled from their homes and are now moving within Sudan and crossing its borders, and they are vulnerable to hunger, disease and separation from their families.
It pointed out that movement is restricted due to the security situation and administrative barriers, and preventing the arrival of humanitarian aid, indicating that the obstacles have led to the exposure of no less than 690,000 children to acute malnutrition, and 1.7 million children under the age of one year are at risk of losing critical vaccinations, which increases the risk of disease outbreaks.
Since mid-April, Sudan has been witnessing clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, which have so far left hundreds of civilian casualties, and international and regional mediations have not been able to stop the fighting once and for all.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
