The United Nations Children’s Fund has delivered urgently needed vaccines to children in war-torn North Darfur, providing a vital lifeline amid a severe health crisis.
The operation brought immediate relief to tens of thousands of vulnerable children facing critical shortages in Tawila locality.
A displaced mother, Manahil, expressed gratitude after health workers vaccinated her children against preventable childhood diseases.
UNICEF has distributed more than 40 million vaccine doses across Sudan during 18 months of intense armed conflict.
However, collapsing supply chains continue to disrupt medical access, particularly in the devastated regions of Darfur and Kordofan.
Humanitarian trucks face growing security threats, including gang ambushes and at least two airstrikes this year.
UN agencies must also negotiate safe passage with warring factions to ensure life-saving convoys reach communities in need.
The conflict now threatens the food security of 30 million people, while international observers warn that the violence could continue.
More than 11 million people have been displaced, creating one of the world’s worst displacement crises.
The mass displacement has severely restricted access to basic healthcare and disrupted vital childhood immunisation programmes.
