“We’re talking about 750,000 children in El Fasher who are on the front line… we’ve probably seen all of the six violations against children here and we are highly alarmed about it,” Mr Spalton said.
“To put things in perspective, in 2023, we verified about 1,200 cases of killing and maiming children across Sudan,” he said.
“Since May, we have had about 400 cases of killing and maiming of children in El Fasher alone.”
More than 10 million children in Sudan have been within five kilometres of the active warzone, including being close to gunfire and shelling, over the past year of the war, according to analysis by Save the Children.
Mr Spalton – currently based in Farchana, the Chadian border town – said that they are receiving around 600 Sudanese refugees seeking safety each day, mainly those fleeing El Flasher.
“More recently, the arrivals have been saying they’re hungry, which means that children are missing out on meals,” he said.