Ivor Prickett, Ireland

Sudan: The forgotten tragedy

Far from the headlines, one of the greatest humanitarian disasters of our time is unfolding in Sudan. More than eight million people in the East African country are believed to be fleeing from the front lines of a conflict that has been raging since 2023.

The lives of around 730,000 children are in immediate danger due to severe malnutrition. The warring parties deliberately use hunger as a weapon by plundering farms, stealing animals, and controlling vital water sources. They are destroying schools and health posts, recruiting children as soldiers, and committing sexual violence against women and girls.

Irish photographer Ivor Prickett wants to draw international attention to this drama by documenting the misery, malnutrition, displacement, and despair in Sudan. Despite all the difficulties, UNICEF is working hard to deliver medicines, medical equipment, clean water, and other relief supplies, as well as special therapeutic food for the exhausted children of this war-ravaged country. UNICEF’s teams are on site despite all the dangers.

Photographer: Ivor Prickett, Ireland (Panos Pictures, for The New York Times)

As a photographer, Ivor Prickett, born in 1983, has documented the situation in the most important conflicts of our time. He witnessed the wars in Iraq and Syria, the Arab Spring uprisings in Libya and Egypt, and for several months reported exclusively for The New York Times on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ivor’s work has been recognized through several prestigious awards and his pictures have been exhibited at institutions such as The Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Prickett also works for the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR.

Credits Text: Peter-Matthias Gaede for UNICEF