Thirteen children died last month as a result of the severe shortage of food at a displacement camp in war-torn Sudan's East Darfur state, medics have said.
The Sudan Doctors Network, a professional organisation with members working inside Lagawa camp, reported "deteriorating humanitarian conditions" and widespread malnutrition - a hunger crisis caused by the 27-month civil war that has devastated the country.
Located in the city of el-Daein, the settlement is home to at least 7,000 people and has been subjected to repeated attacks by armed groups.
Famine was first identified last year in a camp in Sudan's western region of Darfur and has since spread to other areas.
On Tuesday, in a statement regarding Lagawa camp, the Sudan Doctors Network wrote: "The network calls on the international community and humanitarian organisations to act immediately to provide food and basic healthcare to the camp's residents, especially children and pregnant women."
