There is no end to the war in Sudan. And with it the suffering of the people: The healthcare system is on the verge of collapse, people are fleeing the escalating violence of the civil war and now the country is facing a famine of catastrophic proportions. Around 3.6 million children are already acutely malnourished. To put this into perspective: roughly the same number of people live in Berlin.

Malnutrition is rarely the only problem

Hunger and the impending collapse of the healthcare system are currently more fatal for children in Sudan than the civil war itself. This is because malnourished children are more susceptible to diseases such as cholera or measles and have to receive medical care as quickly as possible.

Urgent help is needed

The picture shows how two-year-old Aida's arm circumference is measured to check how advanced her malnutrition is. When her mother Malaz found out that UNICEF was providing children with therapeutic supplementary feeding, she took her daughter to the regional care point and received help there.

UNICEF saves lives with your donation

Together with you, we support UNICEF in Sudan in providing children with therapeutic supplementary feeding, clean water, and basic medical assistance. With your donation, UNICEF can provide families and children with the help they so urgently need:

• For 14 euros, we can provide four water buckets, each of which families can use to transport 20 liters of drinking water for their daily needs.
• 48 euros make it possible to treat an acutely malnourished child with peanut paste.
• With 64 euros, we can provide 1,000 daily rations of oral rehydration salt solution (ORS), which can be used to effectively treat children with diarrhea.