The rapid escalation of hostilities in Sudan has a dramatic impact on children, already highly affected by the country’s long-lasting and devastating conflicts and the dire humanitarian situation, the United Nations Mission in Sudan warned.
The United Nations Mission in Sudan documented in a press release dozens of human rights violations against Sudanese children, including killings, arrests, enforced disappearance, sexual abuse and others.
The mission said that contacts are currently underway with conflict parties to “take action against the perpetrators, and to protect civilians and their properties.”
The UN mission described the situation in Khartoum, Omdurman and Bahri, as “extremely alarming”.
It also pointed out that the situation is deteriorating in West Darfur, Garsila (Central Darfur), and Kutum (North Darfur), affecting civilians, including women and children, who are trapped between the warring parties.
Fighting has been ongoing between the army led by Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and the RSF led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (aka Hemedti) in Khartoum and other cities since 15 April.
This has resulted in hundreds of fatalities and thousands of injuries among civilians, creating a new wave of refugees in one of the world’s poorest countries.
