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Sudan: Cholera spreads in North Darfur, 640,000 children under threat, UNICEF warns
DARFUR REGION, SUDAN, AUG 05 – The outbreak is worsened by conflict-driven displacement, poor sanitation, and scarce healthcare, with UNICEF reporting over 640,000 children under five at high risk in North Darfur alone.
- A cholera epidemic, which began in Sudan in August 2024, has severely impacted Darfur, where by July 30, 2025, nearly 2,140 people had contracted the disease and the death toll had reached at least 80.
- The outbreak worsened due to ongoing conflict between Sudan's army and paramilitary forces since April 2023, causing displacement and disrupting healthcare.
- Tawila in North Darfur has reported more than 1,180 cholera infections, including nearly 300 cases involving minors, and has experienced a minimum of 20 fatalities by late July 2025, amid conditions of overcrowding and inadequate sanitation.
- Sheldon Yett, UNICEF’s representative in Sudan, highlighted that cholera, while avoidable and manageable, continues to severely impact Tawila and other areas in Darfur, putting children’s lives at serious risk.
- UNICEF and partners call for sustained, unimpeded access to deliver vaccines, clean water, and treatment to prevent further child deaths amid severe humanitarian constraints.
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Massive Starvation As Sudan’s Forgotten Conflict Rages; Christians Urge Prayers (Worthy News In-Depth) - Worthy Christian News
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News KHARTOUM (Worthy News) – With much of the world focused on Gaza, hundreds of thousands of people under siege in Sudan’s western Darfur region cried for attention Tuesday as they are running out of food and come under constant artillery and drone barrages. Those who flee face the threat of cholera and violent attacks, adding to anxiety among minority Christians, who comprise roughly …
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) stated that the disease threatens children who are already weakened by hunger and mass displacement, while humanitarian convoys struggle to access isolated communities in the midst of an increasingly intense conflict in the region. The outbreak escalated rapidly, in the city of Tawila, which hosts more than half a million people fleeing violence, where more than 1,180 cases of cholera have been recorde…
UNICEF warns of spread of cholera in Sudan
According to the agency, the disease threatens children already weakened by hunger and displacement, while aid convoys struggle to reach isolated communities amid an intensifying conflict. More than 1,180 cases of cholera—including some 300 children—and at least 20 deaths have been recorded in Tawila, a city that has welcomed more than half a million people fleeing violence since April, UNICEF said. Throughout the Darfur region, the figures are …
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