News Center – A growing number of Sudanese children are living in extremely fragile conditions as a result of the ongoing conflict in the country, amid warnings from humanitarian organizations of worsening risks threatening their safety and future, due to the decline of basic services and difficulty accessing displacement sites.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned today, Thursday, May 7, of the expanding scope of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan as the conflict enters its fourth year, affirming that the country is witnessing the largest displacement movement in the world, and that thousands of children are in extremely fragile conditions.

It indicated that about 58,000 Sudanese children are currently living in countries of asylum unaccompanied by their families after the conflict separated them, affirming that many of them suffer from physical injuries and psychological trauma as a result of violence and displacement.

UNHCR Regional Spokesperson Faith Kasina said that protection teams are working to trace the family members or relatives of unaccompanied children in order to reunite them, noting that children who are found are temporarily placed with foster families receiving support from humanitarian organizations until their families are identified.

She called on the international community to provide specialized services for unaccompanied and separated children, along with the most vulnerable groups and people with special needs, warning that continued funding shortages threaten basic aid programs. She stressed the need for warring parties to adhere to international humanitarian law, ensure civilian protection, and secure aid access to affected areas and displacement routes.