Unni Krishnan: Children bear brunt of Sudan war as nine million displaced

Newly arrived refugees from Darfur, Sudan, head to their shelters in Adre, Chad. Photo: Getty

Unni Krishnan

“When gun battles and violent mobs came closing in, I was left with no options,” Aliya* recollects. She fled from her home in Darfur to keep her family safe. It was a decision made in fear.

One year after the conflict erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces on April 15 last year, Sudan faces one of the fastest unfolding crises globally.