President

Children of Darfur

• Camilla Nielsson
• 2006

The shocking truth from inside the refugee camps in Darfur, told by the most fragile victims of the war: the children. "When the militia came to our village, we were at school. 45 Students were killed including my cousin and best friend Mona. We walked for two days, without water, before arriving in Nyala. A month later we were brought here to the displaced people's camp. In my village we had animals and crops and trees. Here we have nothing", says Sumaya, 15 years old. The young girl tells how terrified she is to leave the camp as soldiers are on the lookout for young girls. And the girls have no choice as to leave the camp to get water and firewood for their survival. The families, who have fled their villages, escaping attacks by the militia, are often killed or separated during the escape. Many have lost family members, and witnessed rape and killing. The worst affected by the crisis are Darfur's children, who represent more than 50% of the displaced people in the region.…