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Sudan has been wracked by a civil war since fighting broke out between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April 2023, causing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises with more than 12 ...

Mohammed, 13, prepares to organize a game of soccer with other children in the UNICEF-supported child-friendly space at a camp for the internally displaced in Gedaref, Sudan.

More than 200 child soldiers have been freed in South Sudan, according to UNICEF. One hundred and twelve boys and 95 girls, some as young as 14, were freed at a special ‘laying down of arms ...

Armed forces in Sudan’s civil war are perpetrating systematic sexual violence against young children, with one-year-olds the youngest survivors of rape, according to a new report from UNICEF ...

More than 450 civilians were killed in recent "horrific attacks" in Sudan's North Kordofan state which the UN Children's Fund ...

Former child soldier John Baba’s arm tattoo shows his other name, Baba Koli. He is grateful for the help he’s gotten at the primary school but is considering leaving South Sudan for Ethiopia.

The U.N. children’s agency says children in conflict-ravaged Sudan as young as a year old have been raped since the beginning of 2024 and that sexual violence is being used as a tactic of war ...

While child soldiers remained in the Sudan People's Liberation Army, the U.S. nonetheless engaged in a years-long effort to pour billions of dollars in humanitarian aid, as well as hundreds of ...

Last year, President Barack Obama issued a partial waiver to South Sudan from the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008, allowing the U.S. to continue military assistance to support South Sudan ...

Former Sudan child soldier finds joy from war-torn beginnings Kuwa Harin shares his incredible journey from Sudan to San Diego. To stream CBS 8 on your phone, you need the CBS 8 app.