UNICEF warns of rising malnutrition in Sudan, Darfur children at highest risk

A United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official in Sudan estimates that approximately 730,000 Sudanese children will be at risk of severe acute malnutrition – the most critical form of malnutrition – this year. He further identified Darfur as suffering from the most severe levels of malnutrition.

Osman Abu Fatima, the UNICEF’s emergency coordinator for the Red Sea and River Nile states, confirmed in an interview with “Sudan Tribune” that nearly four million children are expected to experience acute malnutrition in Sudan this year, with over 730,000 facing severe acute malnutrition, the most critical form.