Sudanese Conflict Kills Or Maims 245 Children In First Quarter 2026

UNICEF reported a 50% surge in child casualties in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period last year.

At least 245 children were killed or maimed between January and March.

Al Jazeera

Drone strikes accounted for nearly 80% of all reported child casualties.

More than five million children have been displaced.

The United Nations has verified more than 5,700 grave violations against children since the conflict began.

The humanitarian situation in Sudan continues to deteriorate rapidly.

Large areas of the country remain inaccessible to humanitarian agencies.

Al-Jazeera Net

Famine has been confirmed in Al Fasher and Kadugli.

An estimated 4.2 million children are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in 2026.

At least eight million children are out of school.

UNICEF requires $962.9 million to reach 7.9 million children.

“UNICEF reports 50% surge in child casualties in Sudan in first quarter of 2026 For 3 years, children across Sudan have been killed, injured and displaced at staggering levels, agency chief says Merve Aydogan 15 April 2026•Update: 15 April 2026 HAMILTON, Canada The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported Tuesday that child casualties in Sudan jumped 50% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period last year”

Anadolu Ajansı

As of March, only 16% of the required funding has been secured.

Without urgent support, critical programs risk being scaled back.

Nearly 34 million people require humanitarian support.

Sudan is the world's largest humanitarian crisis.

The war has made Sudanese women the first victims.

More than 1,800 rapes have been recorded between April 2023 and October 2025.

Dabanga Radio TV Online

87% of rapes are attributed to the Rapid Support Forces.

The ICC has opened an investigation into war crimes.

Survivors spoke of rapes carried out by mercenaries from multiple countries.