Hunger and Malnutrition Threaten the Lives of Children and Pregnant Women in North Darfur

The General Coordination for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Refugees in Darfur has warned that hunger, thirst, malnutrition, and a shortage of shelter materials pose an ongoing threat to children, pregnant women, and nursing mothers.

In a statement, the coordination body cautioned that the situation of homeless families signals a looming humanitarian catastrophe across all displacement areas in Sudan and Darfur, especially in the Jebel Marra and Tawila regions, as the rainy season approaches.

The statement called on the United Nations, its agencies, and international organizations to intensify efforts to address the dire humanitarian conditions, particularly with the continued daily displacement from El Fasher to Tawila and Jebel Marra — the two largest displacement hubs in the region.