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15 million children require humanitarian support in Sudan,.but it's not really talked about

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TheTallgiraffe · 31/07/2025 15:45

15 million children require humanitarian support in Sudan.Famine has been declared in 10 locations in Sudan, 12.4 million people have had to flee their homes, 150 000 people have died.

Obviously it's not a competition, but
this conflict doesn't get half as much attention on MN as the Gaza conflict. I wonder why this is?

www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjel2nn22z9o

news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1162226

news.un.org/en/story/2025/02/1160526

Sudan: 15 million children require humanitarian assistance after two years of war

The number of children in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan has doubled as the war between rival militaries enters a third year on Tuesday.

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1162226

(Yes I posted this earlier in News, but it only got two replies.)

Sudan: 15 million children require humanitarian assistance after two years of war

The number of children in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan has doubled as the war between rival militaries enters a third year on Tuesday.  

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1162226

OP posts:
SoSoLong · 31/07/2025 16:44

There's a £120mil aid package that the UK is providing to Sudan. Many charities are collecting and distributing food aid in the region. This is not at all the same situation as in Gaza.

Morgenrot25 · 31/07/2025 16:44

People are quite oddly selective in their virtue signalling I find.
You have a valid point OP.

TaupeMember · 31/07/2025 16:41

I thought, oh good, a post about Sudan. Shine some attention and get a discussion going.

Now I see you want to use those poor people there to make a political point.

Despicable.

Dangermoo · 31/07/2025 16:40

StayTrueToo · 31/07/2025 15:58

I really hate all these “This terrible thing is happening to people in the world and I’ll use these people’s suffering to attack those who criticise Israel” posts.

Obviously it's not a competition, but
this conflict doesn't get half as much attention on MN as the Gaza conflict. I wonder why this is?

Because 1) it’s a civil war and 2) our state is not supporting either side.

  1. because it's muslims killing muslims.
NebulouslyContemporaneous · 31/07/2025 16:39

StayTrueToo · 31/07/2025 15:58

I really hate all these “This terrible thing is happening to people in the world and I’ll use these people’s suffering to attack those who criticise Israel” posts.

Obviously it's not a competition, but
this conflict doesn't get half as much attention on MN as the Gaza conflict. I wonder why this is?

Because 1) it’s a civil war and 2) our state is not supporting either side.

COMpletely agree with this. It is so extremely offensive to co-opt the suffering of the people in Sudan in order to point-score about the situation in Gaza.

As @StayTrueToo says, the Israeli attacks on Gaza are way more politically relevant here because the UK is supporting Israel in various ways, including supplying weapons, and it also actively involved in attempts to aid a peaceful solution.

Also, if you consumed news media in a more open way, you would likely realise that the Sudan conflict has been covered more than you thought.

Have you yourself commented much on Sudan? Or does it only become comment-worthy when you view it through the lens of the middle east conflict? If the latter, then you are guilty of the attention-bias that you are ascribing to others.

Dangermoo · 31/07/2025 16:35

It's not trendy enough and worthy of signalling virtues. I wonder if all those signallers could point to Sudan on a map. They sure as hell couldn't have pointed to Gaza pre 7/10 - now they are experts on the region.

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TheTallgiraffe · 31/07/2025 16:28

Eyesopenwideawake · 31/07/2025 16:21

Obviously it's not a competition

So why are you making a comparison?

Competition is not the same as comparison.

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rubicustellitall · 31/07/2025 16:28

From my view its not talked about because it happens time and time again.People,me, grow weary of being expected to donate AGAIN and AGAIN it never ends. Its old news, however brutal that sounds. We do, to note have a lot of Sudanese men coming in by boats so in a way via tax reciepts we are supporting them whether we want to or not,presumming they are paving the way for family and children they left behind to join them?. We can't save everyone and right now Ukraine and Gaza seem the trendy options, thought I struggle with those two options for very different reasons.

Eyesopenwideawake · 31/07/2025 16:21

Obviously it's not a competition

So why are you making a comparison?

Helpmeplease2025 · 31/07/2025 16:21

Because it doesn’t involve Jews

Notmycircusnotmyotter · 31/07/2025 16:20

No Jews, no news.

Incredibly depressing

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TheTallgiraffe · 31/07/2025 16:02

StayTrueToo · 31/07/2025 15:58

I really hate all these “This terrible thing is happening to people in the world and I’ll use these people’s suffering to attack those who criticise Israel” posts.

Obviously it's not a competition, but
this conflict doesn't get half as much attention on MN as the Gaza conflict. I wonder why this is?

Because 1) it’s a civil war and 2) our state is not supporting either side.

Most of the posts (and articles) aren't about the type of war it is or whether our state is supporting it. They're about the suffering, the cruelty and starvation. That's the same regardless of the type or location of a conflict.

OP posts:
StayTrueToo · 31/07/2025 15:58

I really hate all these “This terrible thing is happening to people in the world and I’ll use these people’s suffering to attack those who criticise Israel” posts.

Obviously it's not a competition, but
this conflict doesn't get half as much attention on MN as the Gaza conflict. I wonder why this is?

Because 1) it’s a civil war and 2) our state is not supporting either side.