30/01/2026
“The scale of displacement, the fragmentation of the conflict, and the collapse of essential services have created a situation where every child is living on the brink.” - UNICEF Sudan's Eva Hinds reflects on her recent mission to Darfur, Sudan.
“Nothing prepared me for what I saw in Tawila. I had been briefed: over 500,000 to 600,000 people are sheltering there. But standing inside that vast expanse of makeshift shelters - hay, sticks, plastic sheeting - was overwhelming. It felt like an entire city uprooted and rebuilt out of necessity and fear. It is a city rebuilt out of desperation, larger than my hometown Helsinki and every one of those families is there because they had no choice but to flee.”
Children displaced by the war still dream of hopeful futures amid the struggles.
“My colleagues and I met Doha, a teenage girl who had just arrived from Al Fasher with her aunt and siblings. Before the war, she had been studying English. Her name refers to the soft light just after sunrise, and she embodies that image – hopeful and determined. She told us she dreams of returning to school and eventually teaching English to other children.”
Details on the mission and how UNICEF is responding amid challenges: https://unicef.link/4qQoI6n
