Sudan War Through the Eyes of Its Most Vulnerable - VIDEOS

Two years ago today, war erupted in Sudan - a war that has since spiraled into one of the world's most devastating humanitarian catastrophes. Yet, the suffering of the Sudanese people is being met with silence, indifference, and a staggering lack of African and global action.

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17-year-old Aminah, a survivor of conflict-related sexual violence, cuddles her child during a session with a social worker at the UNICEF-supported confidential corner in Kosti, White Nile. The confidential corner is a safe space for the provision of integrated services to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (GBV), including child marriage and female genital mutilation. “I was raped and beaten,” she shared. “I still remember all the details.” Housed in a refurbished building in a hospital, the confidential corner provides medical and psychosocial support case management as well as referral to other services such as legal and livelihood support, for girls and women aged 14-22 years. The corner, which is equipped with medical personnel, a social worker, a psychologist, and additional caseworkers trained to offer basic care, is open five days a week, backed up by a toll-free hotline +249 100981111 that enables unlimited access. The corner also screens unaccompanied, separated, or abandoned children and babies, placing them with foster families, with additional follow-up for long-term family care.

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A school in West Darfur that had been serving as a shelter for displaced people was destroyed by an attack (file photo).

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