Yate drew attention to the tragic conditions that children are living in SudanHe stressed that one in three children suffers from malnutrition.
Yate’s statements come amid growing concern about the major violations committed against Sudanese children, who face the risk of death from starvation or from aerial and ground bombardment, or by being thrown into combat operations.
While UNICEF warned that more than 3.7 million children face the risk of death due to acute malnutrition, Doctors Without Borders said that one of every 6 people who received treatment in one of its hospitals in the capital, Khartoum, for injuries caused by fighting fire, were children.
In light of the closure of schools in more than two-thirds of the areas of the country affected by the war and the loss of millions of people’s right to obtain… educationObservers warn of the recruitment of children and their involvement in heated battles.
Real risks
The number of children dying due to war is increasing dramatically in light of the continuous aerial and ground bombardment targeting residential areas, in addition to direct killing on battlefields.
War puts millions of children at risk of losing their rights to life, survival, protection, education, health and development.
Two recent reports issued by… Global Health Organization The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child reported numerous violations committed against children, including rape and deprivation of the necessities of life.
In her latest report on the conditions of children, she said: United Nations The conflict in Sudan has led to a horrific increase in violence against children, underscoring the need for urgent and concrete protection measures.
Last June, the United Nations documented 2,168 serious violations against 1,913 children. The most widespread violations included killing and maiming at a rate of 1,525 cases, and recruiting and using children in fighting at a rate of 277 cases during one year.
According to Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, violence against children In Sudan, it has reached terrifying levels.
“I am horrified by the level of violence affecting children, the widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure, including schools and medical facilities, and the lack of effective efforts by parties to the conflict to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance to affected populations, including children,” she explained.
Serious repercussions
About 17 million remained out of school, including those stuck in combat zones or in areas where the educational process had stopped, and others who were forced to flee internally or externally with their families. Only about 750,000 of them were able to enroll in schools.
And as time goes on WarConcerns are increasing about the serious psychological and social repercussions of the war on children.
Ahmed Al-Ababi, a consultant psychiatrist and assistant professor at Al-Baha University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, warns of the profound and long-term effects on children.
He explains to Sky News Arabia: “The effects include several aspects, from psychological and behavioral health to the social development of children affected by war.”
He adds: “Homeless children often suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of being exposed to scenes of violence, losing loved ones, and being forced to flee their homes. Homeless children also find themselves in new and strange environments that may lack safety, which leads to increased feelings of anxiety, fear, andDepression“.
Al-Ababi summarizes the social effects and those resulting from interruption of education in the tendency towards aggression and poor social interaction, noting that not attending school means losing the opportunity to learn at crucial age stages, which leads to cognitive delay and negative effects on basic skills, and increases the difficulty of reintegration into society. Education later.
Terrifying numbers
- More than 1.5 million children under the age of 18 crossed the border with their families into neighboring countries, while 5.8 million were internally displaced, according to data recently announced by Save the Children.
- About 45 percent of internally displaced children live either in overcrowded shelters or in camps where the basics of life are lacking and there are no schools or health care centers.
- More than 3.2 million girls under the age of 18 are at risk of sexual violence, rape, or early or forced marriage, due to the security and economic conditions associated with war.
