New York, August 08 (Darfur24)
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said Sudan’s war has deprived millions of children of education and put an entire generation at risk of losing its future.
Speaking at an informal Security Council meeting held under the “Arria formula,” Mohammed said at least 8 million school-aged children remain out of school as a result of the conflict.
She said the disruption has disproportionately affected millions of displaced children, including those who have fled Sudan in search of safety.
According to Mohammed, the United Nations has documented more than 67 attacks on schools across Sudan since 2024, while more than 154 incidents of military use of schools have also been recorded.
The UN and its partners have helped more than one million Sudanese children return to some form of learning, she said, but warned that the response remains insufficient given the scale of the crisis.
Mohammed stressed the need to end the war and prevent Sudan from losing another generation of children to conflict.
The prolonged closure and destruction of schools have also increased children’s vulnerability to exploitation, with human rights reports documenting rising child labour, early marriage among girls, and the recruitment of children as mobilizers or fighters.