‘Sudan is losing another generation’ to war, Mohammed warns

More than 1,000 days of war in Sudan have left millions of children out of school, displaced or exposed to grave violations, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Friday, calling for renewed action to end the conflict. Amina Mohammed was speaking to Security Council members during an informal meeting on safeguarding education in Sudan, organised under a framework known as the Arria formula. “Among everything this war is taking, one of the most significant is the future of Sudan depriving the education of its children,” she said. Education under fireAt least eight million school-aged children remain outside the classroom, she said, “with a disproportionate impact on millions of displaced children,” especially those who have fled to other countries. In battle-scarred Darfur alone, nearly three quarters of schools have been damaged, destroyed or otherwise rendered non-functional since fighting erupted in April 2023. “Five children in every six are out of school, and parents will tell you they would rather keep their children at home than send them to a classroom, because home for them is the only place left where they can keep them safe,” she said. She noted that since 2024, the UN ...