Rising risks to children in Sudan after mosque attack
22 September 2025Following the attack in El-Fasher, Darfur, on 19 September, Plan International Sudan is sounding the alarm over the rising civilian casualties from the recent upsurge in fighting across the country, warning that it could further deepen an already catastrophic humanitarian situation.
Mohamed Kamal, Plan International Sudan Country Director responds:
“Plan International is horrified by these attacks and our deepest condolences are with those families impacted by the strike on the mosque in El Fasher that claimed over 70 lives.
“September has been a particularly distressing month for Sudan. We have witnessed a shocking number of civilian deaths from landslides in Jebel Marra, South Darfur, and from drone attacks with devastating civilian casualties across other parts of the country.
“The limits of human suffering are being tested in parts of Sudan.
Millions impacted by the conflict
“Now in its third year, the armed conflict in Sudan has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and largest displacement crisis – impacting millions of children and their families. Numerous diplomatic attempts to secure a ceasefire between the armed parties to the conflict and a humanitarian truce to allow humanitarian actors to reach civilians trapped in conflict hot zones have stalled, leaving civilians staring down the barrel of another season of attrition warfare.
“The cycle of humanitarian suffering needs to be broken. Not only are humanitarian actors stretched beyond capacity to respond to families trapped in conflict zones but also have to contend with deadly outbreaks of cholera in addition to natural disasters and flooding. We desperately need the fighting to stop to pull back millions from the brink of starvation and death.
“Plan International reiterates our demands that all parties respect and adheres to International Humanitarian Law including the commitment to safeguarding the transfer all life-saving and humanitarian assistance to the millions of vulnerable people in Sudan.”
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