Demand action for children in Sudan

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Friend, I just spent two weeks in Sudan, where the cost of conflict is impossible to ignore.  Uprooted families. Crushing poverty. Starving children.  These stories are painful, but they deserve to be told. Khartoum’s largest hospital is utterly destroyed, inhibiting access to health care in a city ravaged by fighting. Meanwhile, hundreds of families in Darfur and Kordofan States are repeatedly forced to flee conflict every day. When the city of El Fasher, Darfur fell after months of siege, every child who escaped was severely acutely malnourished, needing months of medical treatment. The latest data shows catastrophic, famine-level malnutrition in two more areas of Sudan.  Take it from someone who witnessed the hardship firsthand: Sudan’s children cannot wait.  Our sister organization, Save the Children Action Network (SCAN), is calling on Congress to facilitate a ceasefire, protect children caught in this crisis and ensure humanitarian aid can reach the most vulnerable. Will you sign SCAN's petition and contact your lawmakers to demand action?   This ongoing conflict has left families and communities in anguish. During my trip, I met a mother who fled El Fasher with her five children. They trekked 800 miles to safety — 500 of them on foot. One child didn’t survive the brutal journey.  Another woman described how the conflict drove dozens of children in her community to beg for food on the streets. Today, she runs a Save the Children-supported program that feeds hundreds of families each day.  Destruction of critical infrastructure means entire neighborhoods don't have access to basic necessities. Save the Children is helping to restore these critical systems and reconnect communities to the essential services they need. I watched a repaired water point bring safe, running water back to schools, health facilities and households — allowing 8,000 families to finally return home.  Friend, we can't stay silent as this suffering unfolds. Please, raise your voice and keep your eyes on Sudan. For the children, Stephanie Scholz  Director, Humanitarian Policy  Save the Children      Privacy Policy | Contact | Unsubscribe   © 2026 Save the Children Federation, Inc. 501 Kings Highway East, Suite 400 Fairfield, CT 06825 1-800-728-3843 Photo: Anwar Hamid / Save the Children