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Wakati vita nchini Sudan vikiingia katika mwaka wake wa pili mwezi ujao, Kamati ya Umoja wa Mataifa ya Haki za Mtoto (CRC) Jumatatu ilionya juu ya hali ya kutisha ya mzozo wa watoto, huku takriban milioni 24 wakielekea ukingoni mwa "kizazi". janga".
Tangu mzozo huo ulipozuka Aprili 2023, ukihusisha Jeshi la Sudan (SAF) dhidi ya Vikosi vya Msaada wa Haraka (RSF), CRC - chombo huru kinachohakikisha haki na ulinzi wa watoto duniani kote - imeandika orodha ya matukio ya kikatili.
"Kulikuwa na ripoti za kutisha za ubakaji wa raia, wakiwemo watoto, kunyimwa haki za kibinadamu na kuathiri watoto kupata mahitaji ya kimsingi na ukiukwaji mwingine wa sheria za kimataifa, ikiwa ni pamoja na ukiukwaji wa haki za watoto kiuchumi na kijamii," Kamati ilisema katika taarifa yake ya habari.
Hali hiyo imewaweka karibu watoto milioni 24 wa Sudan hatarini, huku milioni 14 wakihitaji msaada wa haraka wa kibinadamu, milioni 19 walionyimwa elimu na milioni nne wamekimbia makazi yao.
"Hali zao ni mbaya," Kamati iliongeza, ikibaini uhaba mkubwa wa chakula na maji safi ya kunywa na upatikanaji mdogo wa huduma za afya na dawa.
Kuongezeka kwa kasi kwa ukiukaji
Kamati pia ilionya juu ya ongezeko kubwa la idadi ya watoto waliouawa au kuangukia wahasiriwa wa ukatili wa kijinsia kama silaha ya vita ikilinganishwa na mwaka mmoja uliopita.
Watoto wako katika hatari zaidi kutokana na kuenea kwa kuandikishwa kwa watoto kwa silaha, hasa katika Darfur na maeneo mengine, ikiwa ni pamoja na mashariki mwa Sudan, ilisema.
"Shule kote nchini aidha zimeharibiwa au angalau kampasi 170 zimegeuzwa kuwa makazi ya dharura kwa wakimbizi wa ndani, hivyo kuhatarisha haki ya watoto ya kupata elimu kwa miaka mingi ijayo na kuwaweka kwenye hatari ya unyanyasaji wa kijinsia na biashara haramu," iliongeza.
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Sudan: 24 Million Sudanese Children Facing 'Generational Catastrophe'
As the war in Sudan enters its second year next month, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on Monday warned of a staggering toll of the crisis on children, with an estimated 24 million teetering on the brink of a "generational catastrophe".
Since the conflict erupted in April 2023, pitting the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the CRC - an independent body ensuring children's rights and protections worldwide - has documented a litany of atrocities.
"There were worrying reports of rape of civilians, including children, denial of humanitarian access affecting children's access to basic necessities and other violations of international law, including violations of children's economic and social rights," the Committee said in a news release.
The situation has thrust almost 24 million Sudanese children into jeopardy, with a staggering 14 million requiring urgent humanitarian assistance, 19 million deprived of education and four million displaced from their homes.
"Their conditions are appalling," the Committee added, noting acute shortages of food and clean drinking water and severely limited access to healthcare and medicines.
Sharp increase in violations
The Committee also warned of a sharp increase in the number of children killed or falling victim to sexual violence as a weapon of war compared to a year ago.
Children are at higher risk given the widespread armed recruitment of children, particularly in Darfur and other areas, including eastern Sudan, it said.
"Schools across the country have either been destroyed or at least 170 campuses turned into emergency shelters for internally displaced people, thus jeopardizing children's right to education for many years to come and exposing them to the risk of sexual exploitation and trafficking," it added.
Source: allafrica
