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17.3 million children in need: mass hunger has gripped the nation, with acute food insecurity across the country.<\/li>\n
4.2 million children are suffering from acute malnutrition; 800,000 are in a state of physical wasting so severe that it is irreversible without specialized therapeutic feeding.<\/li>\n
The collapse of social systems has left girls vulnerable to horrific sexual violence and exploitation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″ el_class=”vc_col-sm-pull-4″][vc_single_image image=”118193″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]PORT SUDAN (April 9, 2026)<\/strong> —As the conflict in Sudan enters its fourth year of relentless violence, Christian global humanitarian organization World Vision warns that an entire generation of children is being systematically wiped out.<\/p>\n
Every day, children are being killed and injured as violence continues, and grave violations of children’s rights are being reported across the country. Homes, schools and health facilities have been damaged or destroyed, stripping children of safety, education, care, and any sense of normal life.<\/p>\n
The toll of three years of conflict is staggering. Currently, 17.3 million children are in desperate need as widespread hunger grips the nation, with famine-like conditions confirmed in multiple regions. This hunger has caused 4.2 million children to suffer from malnutrition, including more than 800,000 who are at risk of dying due to severe acute malnutrition.<\/p>\n
In a single internally displaced camp in Fina, East Jabel Marra, World Vision teams have identified more than 200 unaccompanied children, a heartbreaking snapshot of a crisis reflected in displacement camps across the country. The collapse of social systems has left girls vulnerable to horrific sexual violence.<\/p>\n
”Behind every statistic is a child who has lost their home, their school, and their safety,” says Simon Mane, World Vision’s national director in Sudan. “The presence of hundreds of unaccompanied children in camps like those in Fina shows how children continue to suffer in silence. Without an immediate surge in funding and a commitment to peace, these scars will be permanent.”<\/p>\n
The scale of the crisis is evident in the daily lives of those surviving the conflict. In South Darfur, Omer, 9 years old, represents the physical toll of a nation gripped by hunger. Suffering stunted growth, he lacks the energy to play and survives on just one bowl of plain porridge a day or goes without food.<\/p>\n
“My legs feel heavy, and my stomach always hurts. I am just so tired. I don’t want to play; I just want the hunger to stop,” Omer said.<\/p>\n
Even places intended for healing have become targets. Adam is a survivor of a direct attack on a hospital that left 17 children dead and dozens more seriously injured.<\/p>\n
“There was a big bang and the hospital fell,” Adam says. “All my legs are now paralyzed.” His story underscores the complete collapse of safe spaces for the most vulnerable, including children.<\/p>\n
The violence has forced millions into a harrowing choice: stay and perish or flee toward survival that is never guaranteed. More than 13 million people have been forced to flee their homes.<\/p>\n
Ibrahim, only 11, remembers the terror of his journey after his family home was shelled.<\/p>\n
“The sky was black with smoke, and I saw people covered in blood,” Ibrahim recalls. “We ran until we could not breathe. I thought we would be safe here, but there is nothing but dust. I used to have books and a bed. Now we sleep on the ground in a makeshift shelter, and I wait for food that never comes.”<\/p>\n
For girls, the nightmare is even darker as protection systems disappear. Shaila, (*name changed to protect her identity) was separated from her family while fleeing to East Jabel Marra, only to face sexual violence that has left her pregnant and alone.<\/p>\n
World Vision remains on the ground delivering lifesaving assistance, but the gap between human need and available resources is widening at a catastrophic rate. We need an immediate and massive increase in global funding to scale up lifesaving food, water, and specialized nutrition services in Sudan. Most critically, there must be an immediate end to the targeting of civilians and a concerted effort to protect unaccompanied minors.<\/p>\n
”The children of Sudan have shown incredible resilience,” Mane said. “But resilience has its limits. They need the world to care as much about their survival. Every hour of delay increases the risk of death for more children.”<\/p>\n
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