At least 435 children killed in three months of conflict

Sudan - A cruel conflict is smouldering in north-east Africa. The main aim is to gainpower. The warring parties will stop at nothing - not even millions of children.

Sudan's capital Khartoum is shrouded in smoke. Heavy artillery fire from the warring parties is responsible for this.
Sudan's capital Khartoum is shrouded in smoke. Heavy artillery fire from the warring parties is responsible for this.  © Marwan Ali/AP/dpa

A wave of violence has been rolling over Sudan for 100 days now. Bloody battles are the order of the day, with no end in sight. According to a report by the children's charity Unicef, the warring parties are not sparing children either.

Since the start of the violent conflict three months ago, the organization has received reports of around 2,500 serious violations of children's rights. At least 435 children have been killed and a further 2000 injured. In fact, these figures are probably just the tip of the iceberg.

A total of 1.7 million children have been displaced by the fighting and at least 690,000 are at risk of acute malnutrition.

"Every day, children are killed, injured, abducted and see schools and the vital infrastructure and life-saving supplies they depend on damaged, destroyed or looted," said Ted Chaiban, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director.

Hospitals at the limit, attacks on ambulances

Entire families are fleeing Sudan due to the current state of war.
Entire families are fleeing Sudan due to the current state of war.  © Str/dpa

In addition, Unicef has received alarming reports of attacks on health facilities in parts of Sudan. It is estimated that 68 percent of hospitals in the most affected areas are no longer functional. At least 17 hospitals have been bombed and ambulances have been repeatedly targeted.

In the north-east African country, the RSF militia of former Vice President Mohammed Hamdan Daglo (48) - an army formed from Arab militias with tens of thousands of fighters - is fighting against the armed forces under head of state Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (63). The generals had jointly seized power, but then fell out.

In the past 100 days, Unicef has delivered more than 5500tons of life-saving aid to Sudan, including to conflict areas in Darfur, Kordofan and Khartoum.