More than 200 children, some as young as one, raped in Sudan, UNICEF says

The war broke out in Sudan in April 2023 between the military and its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, resulting in the death of at least 20,000 people and displacing more than 14 million from their homes [File: Diego Menjibar/EPA]

Children in war-ravaged Sudan, some as young as a year old, have been raped since the beginning of 2024, according to the United Nations children’s agency.

In a report published on Tuesday, UNICEF said at least 221 children, including boys, were raped by armed men, according to records compiled by gender-based violence service providers in the North African nation.