00:06For many families in war-torn Sudan, affording even basic food supplies is now a constant struggle,
00:15more worrying, perhaps, with prices soaring and household incomes shrinking.
00:21Parents are finding foods such as milk, vital to children's growth and development, harder to come by.
00:28They want to see some kind of government intervention, or this latest generation of Sudan's population will begin at a
00:35major disadvantage.
00:38I have four children. The cost of a litre has jumped to $1.50 in a few days, and our
00:44wages are still low.
00:46We need milk for our children to grow, and it's not a luxury food.
00:51We now give them less milk and have had to change their diet.
00:54The government must do something to avoid a generational health crisis.
00:59But the crisis goes beyond household purchasing power.
01:03The war has severely disrupted Sudan's agricultural and livestock sectors.
01:09Dairy farmers and livestock owners are grappling with issues including animal losses, food shortages, rising production and transport costs.
01:19For milk vendors, the rising cost of sourcing supplies is adding further pressure with consumers increasingly unable to keep by
01:28with prices.
01:30The paramilitary stole 110 cows from me when they occupied Khartoum.
01:35I now have fewer cows, plus rising fodder prices, lower milk output and skyrocketing transport costs.
01:42We can barely operate to avoid losing all we have left.
01:46This crisis needs an urgent intervention.
01:48And as Sudan's work continues to erode livelihoods and food production, the challenge of securing even the most basic nutrition
01:57is becoming increasingly difficult for people to afford.
02:01According to UNICEF, approximately 3 million children under 5 suffer from malnutrition in the country.
02:07The consequences of the conflict extend beyond the economic hit to household budgets.
02:14For children, reduced access to milk and other nutritious foods can undermine growth and development.
02:22For millions of Sudanese households, the struggle is no longer simply about choosing what to eat, but simply getting food,
02:30any kind of food, on the table.
02:32And that means that the need for nutrition, the fuel for young children's growth and development, is often overlooked.
02:40Another devastating consequence of Sudan's three and a half year civil war.
