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UNICEF Issues Rare Child Alert: 5 Million Darfur Children Starving

4/28/2026

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UNICEF issued a rare “Child Alert” for Darfur, the first in two decades.
UNICEF reports five million Darfur children face extreme deprivation as the civil war enters its fourth year.
Since April 2024, at least 1,300 children in al-Fashir have been killed or maimed, with reports of sexual violence and recruitment.
Acute malnutrition hit famine levels in two North Darfur areas in February, per the U.N.-backed classification.

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UNICEF issued a rare “Child Alert” for Darfur, the first in two decades.
UNICEF reports five million Darfur children face extreme deprivation as the civil war enters its fourth year.
Since April 2024, at least 1,300 children in al-Fashir have been killed or maimed, with reports of sexual violence and recruitment.
Acute malnutrition hit famine levels in two North Darfur areas in February, per the U.N.-backed classification.