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Condemning the incident at the weekend, the UN Children\u2019s Fund, UNICEF, said that the youngsters had been playing football when a shell struck its \u201cchild-friendly space\u201d in Al Hattana, in Khartoum state.<\/p>\n

UNICEF Representative in Sudan, Sheldon Yett, said that Saturday\u2019s attack underlined \u201cthe ongoing violence against children\u201d in a war that has already claimed thousands of young lives. He called for an end to the violence and attacks on critical public infrastructure in a statement posted online.<\/p>\n

Ceasefire calls<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Fifteen months into the war in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the rival Rapid Support Forces, international efforts are continuing to broker a ceasefire, in line with Sunday\u2019s call from the UN Secretary-General to the warring parties to reach a negotiated settlement.<\/p>\n

Because of the ongoing fighting, an estimated 10.7 million people have been displaced within Sudan and a further 2.1 million have sought refuge in neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n

The fighting has also precipitated an acute hunger crisis, with almost 26 million struggling to secure daily meals.<\/p>\n

Famine alert<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Last week, UN humanitarians warned that famine has been confirmed in Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan\u2019s North Darfur. There are also growing concerns that people in other camps nearby may be in the same situation, a senior official with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) told UN News.<\/p>\n

In a related development on Sunday, the United States Special Envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello, announced that he intended to travel to Geneva to launch Swiss and Saudi-supported efforts \u201cto end the crisis in Sudan\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mr. Perriello said in a statement on X that \u201cin addition to consultations with the [warring] parties, we have heard from tens of thousands of civilians inside and outside of Sudan. Their message is clear: they want an end to the daily terror of shelling, starvation, and sieges\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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