With the conflict reaching 500 days, Sudan is now facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, with children bearing the brunt of the suffering.
According to a new report released by international aid organisation World Vision, the crisis for children and families in Sudan, reveals 26 million people in Sudan are expected to experience acute food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition as a direct result of the on-going conflict.
This is over half of Sudan’s population and a figure comparable to almost the entire population of Australia. One million of these people are expected to face life-threatening famine-like conditions between October and December 2024.
Source: www.worldvision.org.uk
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With the conflict reaching 500 days this month, Sudan is now facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, with children bearing the brunt of the suffering. According to a new report released by Christian international aid organisation World Vision, millions of children are enduring mass displacement, severe hunger, worsening mental health, and a disturbing rise in gender-based violence. The urgent need for protection and support for these vulnerable children has never been more critical.
John Makoni is National Director of World Vision Sudan.
“We have four million children under five that are malnourished. A lot of children, women that we speak to they’ve been traumatised by this conflict. There’s a lot of depression and anxiety.”
In response over the past 500 days World Vision has provided food assistance, clean water, sanitation kits as well as child friendly spaces for these many traumatised internally displaced children.
Makoni is urging prayer for their staff to help many more young lives in Sudan.
“We are facing bureaucratic impediments. We are not getting humanitarian access. So really pray for us to be able to be given humanitarian access and to be able to reach the most difficult areas that are there.”
Peter Wooding reporting for the Global News Alliance.
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