War in Sudan: 14 million children in need of humanitarian assistance

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War in Sudan: 14 million children in need of humanitarian assistance

A recent visit by humanitarian officials from UNICEF to Sudan reiterated the depth of the country's humanitarian crisis, as the brutal war flares on.

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00:00These Sudanese children are finally studying and drawing again.

00:05Although fighting in Sudan's civil war has lessened in intensity in recent months,

00:10the population and in particular children are still affected by the conflict.

00:15Two and a half years into the war, Sudan is still facing a catastrophic humanitarian situation.

00:25More than half of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance, including 14 million children.

00:3310 million Sudanese are displaced internally, 4 million have fled to neighboring countries.

00:40A staggering 1.4 million children live in hot spots where famine has either been declared or that are at risk of famine.

00:50Four out of five children is out of school.

00:55One of the most urgent issues remains access to food.

00:59Many Sudanese families face acute food insecurity and children are malnourished.

01:06Every single Sudanese child has been impacted by violence and is psychologically affected.

01:15And yet, in the midst of all this, for the last two days, I've been able to go back to the greater Khartoum area

01:24and see children and their families returning to their homes.

01:29See a water system that's providing 80% of the water needs of Omdurman right next to Khartoum.

01:38At least in the area of Khartoum, the children are once again playing as they were before the war.

01:45I've been able to go home, eh?

01:46I've been able to go home, eh?

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War in Sudan: 14 million children in need of humanitarian assistance

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