Sudan: Twenty Years After Global Outcry, Children in Darfur Face a Deeper Crisis and Far Less Attention

New UNICEF Child Alert warns violence, hunger, and displacement are once again defining childhood in one of Sudan’s most conflict-affected regions

PORT SUDAN/NEW YORK/GENEVA, 28 April 2026 – Twenty years after Darfur captured global attention as violence devastated communities and displaced millions in Sudan, children in the region are again trapped in a catastrophic crisis – but with less international focus and aid, UNICEF warned in a new Child Alert released today.

The report, “Darfur: 20 Years…