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Sudan: Cholera Spreads in North Darfur, 640,000 Children Under Threat, Unicef Warns
DARFUR, SUDAN, AUG 3 – The outbreak is worsened by conflict, poor sanitation, and displacement, with UNICEF reporting over 640,000 children at risk and urgent funding needs of $30.6 million.
- UNICEF warned in August 2024 that a cholera outbreak is spreading rapidly in North Darfur, Sudan, with over 94,000 cases and 2,370 deaths nationwide.
- The outbreak occurs amid intense fighting that began in April 2023 between Sudan’s military and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, a clash that has destroyed infrastructure and forced millions to flee their homes.
- Tawila, a town located about 70 kilometers away from El Fasher, the state capital currently under siege, has reported over 1,180 cholera cases and at least 20 deaths amid numerous bombed hospitals and the closure of many health clinics.
- Sheldon Yett, UNICEF’s Representative in Sudan, highlighted that cholera, although avoidable and manageable with proper treatment, continues to spread rapidly in Tawila and other parts of Darfur, putting children's health at serious risk, particularly among the most vulnerable and youngest groups.
- UNICEF urgently requires $30.6 million to scale up emergency response including vaccines, treatment centers, and clean water to protect more than 640,000 malnourished, at-risk children under five in the region.
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Sudan: Cholera Spreads in North Darfur, 640,000 Children Under Threat, Unicef Warns
Cholera is ripping through North Darfur, Sudan, threatening thousands of children already weakened by hunger and displacement, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Sunday, as aid convoys struggle to reach cut-off communities amid escalating conflict.
So far, more than 1,180 cases of cholera -- about 300 of them in children -- and at least 20 deaths have been reported in Tawila, North Darfur, since the first case was detected on June 21, 2025, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a statement. This represents a rapid increase in cases in the city, which hosted more than half a million internally displaced persons, fleeing the violent conflict that has intensified in the region s…
The United Nations Children ' s Fund (UNICEF) today (Sunday) sounded the alarm, warning that more than 640,000 children under the age of five in Northern Darfur were at increased risk of violence, hunger and disease. The organization explained that since the first case was discovered on 21 June last, more than 1180 cholera cases were reported, including about 300 children, and at least 20 deaths, in the Tawilla region of Northern Darfur, in…
Cholera outbreak in Darfur kills 80 as over 2,100 cases recorded
At least 80 people have died and more than 2,100 cholera cases have been recorded across Sudan’s Darfur region, UNICEF reported Sunday. The outbreak has struck hardest in Tawila, North Darfur, where 1,180 cases and 20 deaths were registered since late June, the agency said. “Despite being preventable and easily treatable, cholera is ripping through Tawila and elsewhere in Darfur,” said UNICEF’s Sudan representative Sheldon Yett. He warned that o…
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