September 30, 2026 (JEBEL MARRA) – At least 30 children have died from complications linked to malnutrition in the Suni area of eastern Jebel Marra in Sudan’s Darfur region, a local displaced persons group said on Wednesday.

The General Coordination for Displaced Persons and Refugees in Darfur said it had also documented more than 100 cases of severe acute malnutrition among children in the area, which lacks functioning medical facilities.

“The recorded numbers do not reflect the true scale of the catastrophe,” Adam Rijal, a spokesperson for the group, told Sudan Tribune.

He warned that many cases go unrecorded because health centres, medical staff, and disease surveillance systems have collapsed across the remote, mountainous territory.

Darfur has been pushed to the brink of widespread famine by more than three years of conflict, which has displaced millions, disrupted agricultural planting cycles, and triggered steep price spikes for staple foods and medicine.

Drought, logistical bottlenecks, and insecurity have further choked off humanitarian aid deliveries, Rijal said.

Aid agencies have struggled to access remote pockets of Darfur, facing damaged road infrastructure, soaring transport costs, and checkpoints run by warring factions.

Millions of displaced civilians across the region cannot secure safe drinking water, basic nourishment, or basic medical care, Rijal said.

“Deaths in Darfur are no longer caused solely by shelling and fighting,” Rijal said. “Hunger, malnutrition, and disease are now among the primary threats claiming civilian lives.”

He urged international donors and United Nations agencies to urgently boost emergency funding, secure unimpeded humanitarian corridors, and expand child nutrition and water treatment programs across the region.