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In Sudan 297 children They are rescued from an orphanage in the capital Khartoum in which they were trapped due to the fighting since April. According to theUNICEFwho took them to a “safe destination,” 71 other child guests at the facility — theAl Mayqoma Orphanage – instead they died of starvation and disease during those two months. The International Red Cross, which was involved in the evacuation, said the 297 rescued children, aged between one month and 15 years, are all safe now.
Millions of children at risk “Millions of children remain at risk across the country, threatened by fighting, displacement and the security implications of these phenomena,” said Mandeep O’Brien, a UNICEF official in Sudan. The children are now under the protection of the Department of Welfare and Social Health and Unicef provide them with the necessary medical and psychological care, food, educational and recreational activities.
We need $800 million Across Sudan, 13.6 million children are in need of humanitarian assistance, the highest number ever recorded in the country. The effects of violence continue to threaten the lives and futures of families and children, and destroy essential services for people’s growth and well-being. Unicef estimates more than $800 million is needed to deal with the crisis.