Sudan's El Fasher has become epicenter of child suffering

28/8/2025 7:39

Under siege for 500 days, El Fasher city in Sudan's North Darfur state has become the epicenter of suffering for children, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday.



The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the already dire situation in North Darfur continues to worsen at an alarming rate.



The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that malnutrition, disease and violence are claiming young lives every single day in El Fasher, with an estimated 260,000 civilians, half of them children, trapped in the city, cut off from humanitarian assistance for more than 16 months.



UNICEF said more than 10,000 children in El Fasher have been treated for severe acute malnutrition since January, nearly double the figure for last year. At least 63 people, mostly women and children, reportedly died of malnutrition in a single week.