August 15, 2024
For Immediate Release
Education in Crisis urgently calls for immediate and coordinated humanitarian intervention
in the Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile regions following the recent statement by the Sudan
People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM/N), which highlights the severe famine
outbreak threatening the lives of thousands of people in the region including children.
The Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile, are regions long affected by conflicts, have seen a
rapid deterioration in food security due to ongoing armed violence, displacement, and now
the impending famine. The situation is dire, with going-to-school and out-of-school
children (30% malnourished) and vulnerable populations bearing the brunt of this crisis.
Education in Crisis echoes the SPLM/N’s call for immediate, unhindered access for
humanitarian organizations to deliver life-saving food, medical supplies, and other essential
resources to those in desperate need. We urge the international community, governments,
and non-governmental organizations to mobilize quickly and effectively to prevent a
catastrophic loss of life.
Our mission, as always, is to protect the rights and welfare of children and to ensure that
every child has access to education, even in the most challenging circumstances. However,
without addressing the immediate needs of survival, the long-term goal of education will be
impossible to achieve. It is imperative that we act now to save lives and lay the groundwork
for a stable and prosperous future for the people of the Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile
under liberated areas.
EIC is committed to working alongside local communities, international partners, and other
stakeholders to ensure that aid reaches those who need it most and that we can begin to
rebuild and restore hope for the future.
For further information or to support our efforts, please contact:
Email: media@eduincrisis.org
For irregularities: report@eduincrisis.org
Education in Crisis
Tel: +256 703 287698
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