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U.N. warns Sudan’s children face acute protection gaps as cholera and measles spread
Summary
U.N. agencies say children account for half of those needing aid in Sudan and that child-protection work is underfunded; the briefing also noted ongoing cholera and measles outbreaks and a vaccination campaign in Khartoum.
The United Nations said children in Sudan face urgent protection needs amid widespread humanitarian need, severe funding shortfalls and concurrent disease outbreaks.
U.N. officials told a press briefing that children make up half of the roughly 30 million people needing humanitarian assistance in Sudan and half of the 12 million people displaced since April 2023. The spokesperson said child-protection services have reached fewer than 18% of children in need this year and that partners working on child…
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