Archive for February 11th, 2024

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11/02/2024

Sudan: The ‘World’s Largest Displacement of Children’: Four Million… So Far

Human Wrongs Watch

Three hundred days of atrocities against the children of Sudan: UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder

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© UNICEF/Ahmed Elfatih Mohamdee | The conflict in Sudan has displaced thousands of children and their families.

GENEVA, 9 February 2024 (UNICEF)* –- “Three hundred days ago, a wave of atrocities were unleashed upon the children of Sudan.

“Here is some of what happened in those 300 days:

“First: the world’s largest displacement of children has been seen in Sudan. Four million children have been displaced. That’s 13,000 children every single day for 300 days. Safety, gone. Worldly possessions, gone. Friends and family members separated or lost. Hope, fading.

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11/02/2024

“Half of Sudan’s population, 25 million people, needs humanitarian assistance”

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UN appeals for $4.1 billion in aid for war-torn Sudan and refugee-hosting countries

Displaced women and children at an IDP camp in west Darfur due to the fighting in Sudan.
© UNOCHA/Mohamed Khalil | Displaced women and children at an IDP camp in west Darfur due to the fighting in Sudan.

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11/02/2024

UN Special Adviser ‘Horrified’ at Suffering of Civilians in the Middle East

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(UN News)* — The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on Friday [] expressed profound horror at the ongoing situation in the Middle East, reiterating the call for a humanitarian ceasefire and protection of civilians.

Alice Wairimu Nderitu, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide.
UN Photo/Manuel Elías | Alice Wairimu Nderitu, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide.

Alice Wairimu Nderitu also underscored the need to intensify diplomatic efforts to bring the crisis to an end.

“Civilians should never pay the price of a conflict for which they bear no responsibility,” she said in a statement.

“Their most basic rights must be protected and preserved, and their humanitarian needs must be met,” she added.

Wednesday marked the fourth month of the brutal war in Gaza.

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