Sudan: Civilians Trapped, Children at Risk, Amid Escalating Violence in Darfur

Statement by UNICEF Representative to Sudan Sheldon Yett

“As fighting intensifies in Darfur, children are bearing the brunt of a deepening humanitarian catastrophe. In the past three weeks, thousands of children and families have been forced to flee their homes – many for the second or third time – in search of an elusive sense of safety.

“The escalation of fighting since April 11 has reportedly killed hundreds, and driven a mass exodus of civilians from Al Fasher, and Abu Shouk and Zamzam…