750,000 children in Sudan suffer from acute malnutrition (Reuters)
Mary Igalitun, Deputy Representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Sudan, said in press statements that about 4 million children in Sudan suffer from malnutrition, including 750,000 who suffer from acute malnutrition.
Earlier, the organization warned that the almost complete destruction of infrastructure in Sudan, attacks on humanitarian organizations and the looting of their warehouses deprived 7.4 million children of access to clean drinking water, and that more than 3.5 million children are at risk of contracting diseases related to poor hygiene conditions.
Such as: cholera, which has already led to the death of dozens in recent months.
Last September, UNICEF announced that 14 million Sudanese children are in need of urgent humanitarian support, amid continuing fighting in the country between the army and the Rapid Support Forces.
For her part, Claire Nicolet, head of Doctors Without Borders for emergency affairs in Sudan, expressed her dissatisfaction with the conditions of the displaced in Sudan, and said in a statement, “We estimate that at least one child dies every two hours in the camp, which means that about 13 children lose their lives every day.” ".
She explained that children who suffer from acute malnutrition can die within 3 to 6 weeks if they do not receive treatment, noting that nearly a quarter of the children examined suffer from acute malnutrition, and that about 40% of children between the ages of 6 months and 2 years. They suffer from malnutrition.
The battles continue
On the other hand, the fighting in Sudan that led to these tragic conditions continues, as the Sudanese army said that its forces advanced in the Omdurman axis, and were able to expel more Rapid Support Forces from the homes of citizens and notables in the Abu Ruf and Bayt al-Mal neighborhoods.
The army broadcast on its official Facebook page video clips that it said showed the Rapid Support Forces escaping from battles around the radio and television buildings in Omdurman.
An informed military source told Al Jazeera that the army was able to control the Abu Rouf neighborhood, east of Omdurman, after battles with the Rapid Support Forces, in the vicinity of the radio and television building.
It is noteworthy that the war between the Sudanese army led by Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces led by Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), which broke out in April of last year, led to the killing of more than 13 thousand people, according to United Nations estimates, and the displacement and asylum of about 11. One million people, according to official statistics.
Source: Al Jazeera + agencies