El-Fasher has endured nearly 17 months under siege, with supply lines cut and health facilities unable to function. At least 600,000 people, half of them children, have been forced to flee el-Fasher and surrounding camps amid the ongoing siege. An estimated 260,000 civilians, including 130,000 children, remain trapped inside the city and cut off from aid for more than 16 months. More than 1,100 grave violations have been verified, including the killing and maiming of over 1,000 children, sexual violence, abductions, and recruitment by armed groups. Approximately 6,000 children with severe acute malnutrition lack treatment after mobile nutrition teams halted operations.
An estimated 260,000 civilians, including 130,000 children, remain trapped inside el-Fasher, cut off from aid for more than 16 months, the agency said. We are witnessing a devastating tragedy children in el-Fasher are starving while UNICEF's lifesaving nutrition services are being blocked, UNICEF chief Catherine Russell said. Blocking humanitarian access is a grave violation of children's rights, and the lives of children are hanging in the balance.
Since the siege began in April 2024, UNICEF has verified more than 1,100 grave violations, including the killing and maiming of more than 1,000 children. Dozens have been subjected to sexual violence, while others have been abducted or recruited by armed groups. The RSF siege has cut off supply lines, leaving health facilities unable to function. UNICEF estimates that 6,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition have been left without treatment, as mobile nutrition teams were forced to halt operations after supplies ran out.
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