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UNICEF WARNS OF CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF LIVES IN SUDAN

15 March 2024 13:25
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FILE — A member of the Sudanese Armed Forces, SAF, looks on as he holds his
weapon in the street in Omdurman, on March 9, 2024. UNICEF says ongoing fighting
between the nation's army and the RSF has led to death of thousands and is
causing famine.
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GENEVA — The U.N. children's agency on Friday warned of a potential catastrophic
loss of lives in Sudan as ongoing fighting between rival forces leads to hunger.

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, RSF, has been fighting Sudan's army,
the Sudanese Armed Forces, SAF, for control of the country.

The conflict between the rival forces has killed thousands, displaced millions
of people inside and outside the country. It has also sparked warnings of
famine.

"The brutal war in Sudan is pushing the country towards a famine and unless
there is sufficient political will, attention and resources put towards the
response now, we are looking at a potential catastrophic loss of lives," Jill
Lawler, chief of field operations and emergency for UNICEF in Sudan, said at a
U.N. briefing in Geneva.

Lawler was part of the first U.N. mission back to the capital Khartoum since
fighting between SAF and the RSF began there in April 2023. The 12-person team
found malnourished children living in pitch black hospitals because their
generators had failed, she said.

A three-month-old baby was extremely sick because the mother, who could not
afford milk, had substituted goat milk leading to diarrhea. In another facility,
up to three patients were sharing beds.

"Hunger is pervasive – it is the number one concern people expressed," Lawler
said.

The agency has previously warned that up to 3.7 million children are projected
to be acutely malnourished this year in Sudan, including 730,000 who need
lifesaving treatment.

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