Hope Amid Hardship: Sudan’s Ongoing Crisis
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Hope Amid Hardship: Sudan’s Ongoing Crisis
The Sudan crisis is a children’s crisis. Amongst the hardship, UNICEF is determined to be there for every child.
A CHILDREN'S CRISIS
Sudan has the largest child displacement crisis in the world today. There are 14 million children in need of humanitarian assistance. Over 4.6 million children have fled their homes in Sudan since April 2023, including nearly one million children across borders to Chad, Egypt, and South Sudan.
A COUNTRY IN CRISIS
Even before the current crisis, Sudan’s children faced dire conditions. The country had one of the highest child malnutrition rates globally. 3.7 million children under five are projected to suffer from acute malnutrition this year and about one-third of the population, urgently need clean water.
Outbreaks of diseases like measles and malaria continue to endanger countless children, while the crisis has slashed immunisation rates—leaving one in six children completely unprotected.
Sudan is faced with a catastrophic humanitarian crisis which will deteriorate further if the fighting does not immediately stop, pushing the already vulnerable into a further state of desperation. Each day the fighting continues, the misery deepens for children in Sudan.
WE'RE ON THE GROUND
These are big challenges. Yet, UNICEF will remain on the ground in Sudan to ensure the rights of children are being upheld. We have ambitious goals to deliver the necessary aid to the children of Sudan.
Health
3 million children and women accessing primary health care.
Nutrition
558,268 children with malnutrition admitted for treatment.
Education
2.9 million children accessing formal or non-formal education, including early learning.
Water
8.9 million people accessing a sufficient quantity and quality of water.
HERE FOR EVERY CHILD
We will not stop until every child’s rights are guaranteed in Sudan.
UNICEF will need the support of Kiwis to ensure that 14 million children in need of humanitarian aid in Sudan have access to to Health, Education, Hygiene & Protection.
“Without guaranteed, safe and unimpeded access for humanitarian workers, and life-saving supplies, along with urgently needed additional funding, the futures of millions of children will remain in the balance,”.
- Ted Chaiban, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director for Humanitarian Actions and Supply Operations.
