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Darfur\u2019s Children Caught Between Desperation and Hope as Aid Struggles to Reach Them.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Geneva\/Port Sudan:<\/em><\/p>\n

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Children in Sudan\u2019s Darfur region are living on a fragile edge between abandonment and survival, as violence, mass displacement, and the collapse of basic services continue to devastate their lives, UNICEF warned a few days ago.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, UNICEF Sudan Chief of Communication Eva Hinds described an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe, following a 10-day mission to Darfur earlier this month. She said reaching even a single child now requires days of negotiation, security clearances, and perilous travel across shifting frontlines and sand roads.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Darfur today, every movement is hard-won and every delivery fragile,\u201d Hinds said. \u201cBut this work is critical. For children here, humanitarian support is the thin line between being abandoned and being reached.\u201d<\/p>\n

A city built from fear and necessity<\/h3>\n

Hinds recently visited Tawila, in North Darfur, where an estimated 500,000 to 600,000 displaced people have sought refuge after fleeing violence in areas such as Al Fasher. What she found, she said, was an entire city built from hay, sticks, and plastic sheeting \u2014 a vast settlement born of desperation.<\/p>\n

\u201cStanding inside that immense expanse of makeshift shelters was overwhelming,\u201d she said. \u201cIt felt like a whole city uprooted and rebuilt out of fear. It is larger than my hometown Helsinki, and every family there had no choice but to flee.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite years of experience in emergency settings, Hinds said nothing had prepared her for the scale of displacement, the fragmentation of the conflict, and the near-total collapse of essential services across Darfur. Roads are largely unpaved, access is severely restricted, and humanitarian teams must navigate constant security risks to reach children who have gone months with little or no support.<\/p>\n

Aid getting through \u2014 one convoy at a time<\/h3>\n

Even under these conditions, UNICEF and its partners have managed to deliver life-saving assistance. Over the past two weeks alone, more than 140,000 children were vaccinated, thousands received treatment for illness and malnutrition, and safe water was restored to tens of thousands of people. Temporary classrooms have been opened, and food, protection services, and psychosocial care have been provided.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is painstaking, precarious work,\u201d Hinds said. \u201cOne convoy, one clinic, one classroom at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stories behind the statistics<\/h3>\n

Among the many children Hinds met was Doha, a 17-year-old girl who had just arrived in Tawila with her siblings and extended family after fleeing Al Fasher. Before the war, Doha had been studying English and now dreams of returning to school and becoming a teacher.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer name refers to the soft light just after sunrise,\u201d Hinds said. \u201cShe embodies that hope \u2014 determined, even after everything she has lost.\u201d<\/p>\n

At a nutrition centre, Hinds met the aunt of Fatima, a young girl being treated for malnutrition. Fatima\u2019s mother had been killed in the conflict, leaving her aunt to care for her and protect her as best she could.<\/p>\n

At a centre for women and girls, mothers spoke of having no food, no blankets, and no warm clothing for their children. \u201cThe children are freezing,\u201d one mother told her. \u201cWe have nothing to cover them with.\u201d<\/p>\n

A crisis the world is not seeing<\/h3>\n

\u201cThese stories are only a fraction of what is happening across North Darfur,\u201d Hinds said. Sudan is now the world\u2019s largest humanitarian emergency, yet one of the least visible, she warned, as limited access, a complex conflict, and competing global crises push the suffering of millions of children out of the international spotlight.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I witnessed is a humanitarian catastrophe unfolding on a massive scale,\u201d she said. \u201cSudan\u2019s children urgently need international attention and decisive action. Without it, the horrors facing the country\u2019s youngest and most vulnerable will only deepen.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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