This is the News in Brief, with the following top stories on Tuesday, 29 March 2022:

- Ukraine war could create widespread food insecurity, warns FAO
- UN’s atomic watchdog chief in Ukraine to support nuclear power plants
- Dire impact from floods in South Sudan as new wet season looms

Audio: Daniel Johnson, UN News - Geneva
Photo: Canoes have become the only means of transport for residents of Old Fangak, South Sudan. © UNHCR/Samuel Otieno

News in Brief - 29 March 2022 - Ukraine war, food insecurity, and South Sudan flooding

Sudan is “on the brink of a learning catastrophe” as war is preventing 19 million children from continuing their education, which could translate into a staggering $26 billion lifetime earning loss. 

The warning comes from Mandeep O’Brien, Representative of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Sudan, where rival military forces have been battling since last April. 

She said UNICEF and partners are working to get schools to re-open safely, where conditions allow, in addition to providing e-learning and psychosocial support for children at camps for internally displaced people (IDPs).  

Ms. O’Brien told UN News’s Abdelmonem Makki that as conflict rages in places such as Gaza and Ukraine, the world must not forget about Sudan. 

Audio credit:
Photo credit: Children displaced by conflict engage in digital learning at a safe learning space in Port Sudan. 
© UNICEF/Abdulazeem Mohamed

UNICEF warns of looming ‘learning catastrophe’ in war-torn Sudan

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UNICEF warns of looming ‘learning catastrophe’ in war-torn Sudan

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