UNICEF says 700,000 children in Sudan at risk of worst form of malnutrition


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  • Friday, 09 Feb 2024

A Sudanese refugee boy who fled the violence in Sudan's Darfur region sits on a tree branch while other refugees wait to receive jerrycans and water tarp from UNICEF, near the border between Sudan and Chad in Koufroun, Chad May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

GENEVA (Reuters) - UNICEF said on Friday that 700,000 children in Sudan were likely to suffer from the worst form of malnutrition this year, with tens of thousands who could die.

A 10-month war in Sudan between its armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has devastated the country's infrastructure, prompted warnings of famine and displaced millions of people inside and outside the country.

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