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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.

After 500 days under siege, children in Sudan’s Al Fasher face starvation, mass displacement, and deadly violence - UNICEF

After 500 days under siege, the city of Al Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur has become an epicentre of child suffering, with malnutrition, disease, and violence claiming young lives daily, UNICEF warned today.

Amani carries her newborn baby next to her makeshift shelter in Tawila where she fled with her family after intensified fighting back home in Al Fasher, North Darfur.

Over 640,000 children under five at risk as cholera spreads in Sudan’s North Darfur State

UNICEF calls for sustained, unimpeded access to fight the deadly outbreak

At least 35 children reportedly killed in attacks in communities in Sudan’s North Kordofan State

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell

Over 1 million children at risk as cholera spreads in Sudan’s Khartoum State - UNICEF

More than 7,700 cholera cases - including over 1,000 cases in children under the age of five - and 185 associated deaths have been reported in Khartoum State since January 2025, according to health authorities. UNICEF and partners are working with the Federal Ministry of Health to curb the spread of the deadly disease and save lives.

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