صحافة بلادي صحيفة إلكترونية مغاربية متجددة على مدار الساعة تعنى بشؤون المغرب الجزائر ليبيا موريتانيا تونس
AccuracyUN agenciesThe alarm sounded on Friday, warning of the escalation of a severe humanitarian crisis in Sudan and the Sudanese refugee camps in Chad, as a result of the rapid spread of the cholera epidemic amid the collapse of the health system and the increasing severity of hunger and diseases.
And she saidJocelyn Elizabeth KnightProtection Officer at UNHCRUnited NationsFor Refugee Affairs, she met a child in a shelter who appeared shocked and exhausted, describing his condition as a microcosm of the suffering of thousands of children across Sudan, stressing that the humanitarian situation is deteriorating at an alarming rate.
In a related context, the World Health Organization warned that the continued violence inSudanIt threatens to collapse the country’s health system, noting that there were 174 attacks on health facilities that killed 1,171 people and injured 362 others, according to Elham Nour, the organization’s chief emergency officer. She explained that cholera is now spreading throughout the states of Sudan, at a time when the food crisis is worsening, as about 25 million people suffer from acute food insecurity, with famine spreading across large areas of Darfur and Kordofan, and the possibility of it expanding with the beginning of the dry season.
For its part, theorganization clarified UNICEF46% is the percentage increase in the number of children receiving treatment for acute malnutrition in Darfur during the first five months of 2025, which reflects the depth of the worsening humanitarian crisis in the region.
The UNHCR also issued a call to provide urgent funding to expand the scope of relief support in the areas of health, water, hygiene and nutrition, especially in light of the escalation of the deadly cholera outbreak in the “Doge” camp in eastern Chad, which houses Sudanese refugees from Darfur, in addition to the fact that 264 infections and 12 deaths were recorded as of early August. This appeal comes in light of the urgent need to strengthen humanitarian services to limit the aggravation of the crisis.
