• WHO data: 3.5 million Sudanese children are malnourished

Arab News

Adam Rijal, spokesperson for the Coordination for Displaced Persons and Refugees in Darfur, said that there had been a rise in malnutrition rates among children and pregnant women in displacement centers across the region, the Sudan Tribune reported on Saturday. 

With data from the World Health Organization indicating that 3.5 million Sudanese children are malnourished, including more than 700,000 severely acutely malnourished and 106,000 suffering from medical complications, Rijal emphasized the severity of the situation. 

Speaking to the Sudan Tribune, he highlighted the alarming number of daily child deaths in Zamzam camp and critical cases in Kalma camp, underscoring how malnutrition affected not only young children but also those with chronic illnesses and pregnant women. 

Rijal pointed to the dire conditions in displacement centers, where eight out of ten residents face food shortages and inadequate access to essential resources such as food, medicine, clean water and sanitation facilities. 

He expressed concern about the emergence of diseases such as watery diarrhea and gastrointestinal infections among displaced individuals, warning of further loss of life if urgent humanitarian aid was not provided. 

Despite recent efforts by the UN World Food Program to deliver food supplies to Darfur, challenges remain, with the Rapid Support Forces opposing aid delivery through government-controlled areas.