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Darfur’s children face famine as conflict cuts off life-saving aid, warns UNICEF

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The United Nations has issued a stark warning about an unfolding child malnutrition crisis in Sudan’s Darfur region, as conflict-driven hunger and collapsing aid access push the region closer to famine. UNICEF reports a 46% surge in severe acute malnutrition (SAM) cases among children across Darfur’s five states in the first five months of 2025. […]
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Sudan: conflict-stricken Khartoum receives first aid convoy since start of civil war

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An aid convoy carrying vital food and medical supplies has arrived in a besieged area of Sudanese capital Khartoum for the first time since the country’s civil war broke out in April 2023, according to the World Food Programme (WFP), which provided 22 trucks loaded with 750 tonnes of food. A total of 28 trucks […]