News Center – Children in Sudan face the threat of silent genocide due to ongoing bombing, acute malnutrition, and deadly diseases. Reports indicate that drone attacks are responsible for the majority of child deaths and injuries.

 

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday, July 6, that more than 300 children have been killed in the past six months in the ongoing conflict in Sudan as a result of drone attacks. The organization noted that the conflict is currently concentrated in the states of Kordofan, Darfur, and Blue Nile, and that drone warfare has caused 60% of the casualties.

The UNICEF representative in Sudan pointed to the suffering of children from the cycle of violence, displacement and deprivation due to the fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, calling on the parties to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, allow and facilitate safe, rapid and smooth access for humanitarian aid and take all possible measures to protect children from harm.

The UN Human Rights Council urged an urgent investigation into violations and abuses in the Sudanese city of El Obeid, warning of an imminent risk of widespread atrocities and expressing its concern about the imminent danger of large-scale atrocities in El Obeid.

 

It also called for an independent UN fact-finding mission to conduct an urgent investigation into any violations and abuses of international law and suspected international crimes committed in the city, which is besieged by the Rapid Support Forces, noting that more than 1.2 million people have been displaced from El Obeid.

The conflict in Sudan since April 2023 has killed at least 59,000 people, displaced nearly 13 million others, and pushed large parts of Sudan into famine, while more than 30 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance.