{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Dabanga Radio TV Online","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en","title":"Unicef reports children starving in eastern Sudan - Dabanga Radio TV Online","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"L4b6bRe9JB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/unicef-reports-children-starving-in-eastern-sudan\">Unicef reports children starving in eastern Sudan<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/unicef-reports-children-starving-in-eastern-sudan\/embed#?secret=L4b6bRe9JB\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Unicef reports children starving in eastern Sudan&#8221; &#8212; Dabanga Radio TV Online\" data-secret=\"L4b6bRe9JB\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"The UN Children\u2019s Fund stressed the high mortality rate among children in Sudan, in particular children under a year, because of malnutrition and childhood diseases. Unicef plans to open a centre in eastern Sudan, stating that malnutrition there is worse than in the Darfur region. \u201cSome areas are still suffering from children malnutrition despite the progress made in reducing the death rates of children below five years old,\u201d the deputy executive director of Unicef, Omar Abdi, addressed a news conference in Khartoum on Sunday, at the conclusion of his visit to Sudan. He stated that the mortality rate in the region was reduced from 83 percent to 68 percent, together with an increase of the number of children enrolled in schools and those who have access to water. Abdi pointed out that respiratory diseases, malaria and diarrhea are causing the death of many children. He said that the \u201cextensive spread of measles\u201d is a result of the low immunisation coverage, and the increase of malnutrition, weight loss, and stunting diseases. Abdi discussed the work of Unicef in Sudan with several officials including the First Vice-President Bakri Hassan Saleh. He added that the budget allotted for Sudan amounts to $130 million, saying it only covers 60 percent of the organisation\u2019s actual needs, and urged partners to continue their support for Unicef programs in Sudan. Sudan Tribune reports that the director of the international cooperation department at Sudan\u2019s Foreign Ministry, Sirag Eldin Hamid, asked Unicef to help lift the unilateral economic sanctions imposed on Sudan in order to allow the implementation of programs pertaining to children and education. He said that the visit of the deputy executive director to Sudan has led to \u201cgreat hopes\u201d. The representative of Unicef in Sudan, Geert Cappelaere, said that the malnutrition in eastern Sudan is worse than in Darfur, noting that Unicef would open an office in eastern Sudan to strengthen its presence there. \u201cWe would launch a call to provide a budget to address malnutrition issue particularly as the budget allotted to Sudan is limited,\u201d he said. Cappelaere said that 7 percent of the South Sudanese refugees in Sudan are children, pointing to high mortality rate among them because of malnutrition and lack of vaccination.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cropped-dabanga-logo-zondernaam-512x512-1.png","thumbnail_width":512,"thumbnail_height":512}