Darfur: Two decades on, a new generation of children faces 'horrific violence'

28 April 2026 Peace and Security

Twenty years after the conflict in Darfur first sparked global outrage, children in the region are once again trapped in a catastrophic cycle of violence, hunger, and displacement – but this time, the world is failing to take notice.

In a new Child Alert report titled Darfur: 20 Years On, Children Under Threat , UN children’s agency UNICEF warns that while the horrors of 2005 are repeating, the scale of need is now far greater, and international attention is dangerously constrained .

A worsening crisis of violence

The report draws a chilling parallel between the past and the present.…