{"id":149889,"date":"2025-02-11T22:24:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T21:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/sudans-war-worlds-worst-humanitarian-crisis-african-union"},"modified":"2025-02-15T23:31:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T22:31:24","slug":"sudans-war-worlds-worst-humanitarian-crisis-african-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/sudans-war-worlds-worst-humanitarian-crisis-african-union","title":{"rendered":"Sudan\u2019s war world\u2019s worst humanitarian crisis \u2013 African Union"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The African Union, AU, on Tuesday said Sudan\u2019s civil war is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, warning that it was leaving hundreds of thousands of children malnourished.<\/p>\n<p>According to the AU and the International Rescue Committee, the Sudanese army has been at war since April 2023 with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, RSF, in a conflict that has displaced no fewer than 12 million people.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of an AU panel on Sudan, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, in a post via X on Tuesday, said the conflict has hampered access to humanitarian relief, led to shortage of food and aggravated hunger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChildren and women are continually abused, and the elderly and sick lack medical assistance. This is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>A senior AU official for child welfare, Wilson Almeida Adao, in a separate X post said that hospital admissions for malnutrition rose by 44 percent in 2024, with over 431,000 children receiving treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe witness reports of grave violations, including attacks on schools and hospitals, forced recruitment of child soldiers, and the denial of humanitarian access,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The African Union, AU, on Tuesday said Sudan\u2019s civil war is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, warning that it was leaving hundreds of thousands of children malnourished. 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