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"Children in Darfur have reached a breaking point”

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Sudan Representative Sheldon Yett – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

A young child with a serious expression, wearing a yellow headscarf and blue shirt, peeks from behind a curtain

Twenty years after global outcry, children in Darfur face a deeper crisis and far less attention

New UNICEF Child Alert warns violence, hunger, and displacement are once again defining childhood in one of Sudan’s most conflict-affected regions

A vast refugee camp with numerous makeshift tents made of branches and tarps, under a clear sky.

At least 245 child casualties in Sudan in the first 90 days of 2026

After three years of war, children continue to bear the heaviest toll. Drone attacks account for nearly 80 per cent of all killings and injuries this year.

Young girl with pigtails, wearing a patterned shirt, sits pensively in a dimly lit doorway. She rests her chin on her hands, appearing thoughtful.

“The reality for children in Sudan is growing darker hour by hour”

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Chief of Communication in Sudan, Eva Hinds – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

A child with a towel hood is held by a person in a patterned cloak, gazing intently and holding a piece of bread.

At least 8 students and a health worker reportedly killed in attack on a school compound in Sudan’s White Nile State

At least eight students, four of them under the age of 18, and a health worker were killed in White Nile State in Sudan.

Darfur’s children living on a thin line between abandonment and hope

Statement by UNICEF Sudan Chief of Communication Eva Hinds at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

A group of children sit closely together under a makeshift tent. The scene conveys resilience and community.

Children in Sudan have endured “1,000 days of agony”

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder.

A small child sits on an adult's lap, holding a packet of nutritional paste to their mouth. The child's expression is thoughtful. The adult wears a patterned brown garment.

Nutrition survey finds unprecedented level of child malnutrition in part of Sudan’s North Darfur

Comprehensive nutrition survey in Um Baru locality found more than 50 per cent of children under five acutely malnourished

A child's arm is measured with a MUAC tape by two adults, wearing a red and white garment. The scene conveys care and urgency in a healthcare context.

“Sudan is the world’s largest humanitarian crisis - and children are paying the highest price”

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing

At least 17 children reportedly killed in attack on displacement centre in North Darfur's Al Fasher, Sudan

At least 17 children – 9 girls and 8 boys, including an infant just seven days old – were killed in an attack on the Dar al-Arqam Displacement Centre in Al Fasher, North Darfur, early yesterday morning, according to reports received by UNICEF. A further 21 children were reportedly injured.

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