UNICEF: Sudan’s El-Obeid ‘massive disaster’

GENEVA: The Sudanese flashpoint of El-Obeid and surrounding areas are experiencing a spike in malnutrition, gender-based violence and other issues, the United Nations’ children’s agency said on Friday. It said the conflict was “a massive disaster that keeps getting worse.” Now in Khartoum after visiting the area around the city, UNICEF’s Sudan chief Sheldon Yett told AFP in an interview that the rising price of basic necessities and limited access to clean water were causing the uptick in malnutrition. “People are getting sicker and not able to absorb nutrients,” he said.

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