UNICEF: Sudan is witnessing the largest child displacement crisis in the world

12 June 2024 (PEN) “In Sudan, we have witnessed more than a year of war, and the country is now home to the largest child displacement crisis in history,” UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said during the annual session of the UNICEF Executive Board. the world". Russell stated that the organization's estimates indicate that 4.6 million Sudanese children have been displaced internally and across the border.

Russell added that brutal violence between the armed forces and groups led to the destruction of the country's infrastructure, leading to the collapse of basic services. She pointed out that the current situation raises great fears that some areas will slide into famine.