27/11/2025
Hundreds of Children Left Terrified and Alone After Fleeing Violence in Sudan’s El-Fasher
In the aftermath of escalating violence in El-Fasher, Sudan, hundreds of children have been forced to flee for their lives, many of them terrified, traumatized, and separated from their families. Aid agencies and humanitarian organizations are raising urgent alarms over the growing number of unaccompanied minors who have arrived in neighboring regions with no parents, no guardians, and no clear sense of safety or future.
These children, some as young as five, fled under heavy gunfire and bombings, walking for days without food, water, or shelter. Many witnessed the deaths of loved ones, the destruction of their homes, and the horrors of war that no child should ever endure. Now, they find themselves in overcrowded refugee camps or temporary shelters, relying on the kindness of strangers and overstretched humanitarian efforts.
Aid workers describe the situation as heartbreaking and urgent, with growing concerns over mental trauma, malnutrition, exploitation and lack of access to basic needs like education and healthcare. The conflict in El-Fasher, part of the ongoing civil unrest in Sudan, has displaced thousands, but the plight of these children is especially severe.
The international community is being urged to act swiftly to protect these vulnerable children, reunite them with their families where possible, and provide them with the psychological, medical, and emotional support they so desperately need.