UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed revealed that 67 attacks on schools in Sudan have been documented, while 154 cases of military use of educational facilities have been reported.
Amina Mohammed confirmed to a meeting of the UN Security Council in what is known as the "Arria-formula," which is held outside the framework of official meetings, that "the United Nations has documented more than 67 attacks on schools across Sudan since 2024, while more than 154 cases of military use of schools have been reported."
She pointed out that the war robbed the children of Sudan of their future, depriving them of education.
Many schools in Khartoum, Al Jazeera and the greater Kordofan region were destroyed and used as military barracks, and some schools became shelters for displaced people.
The Darfur region is the most affected in the education sector, as education cluster data published in January 2026 indicated that 97% of schools in North Darfur had stopped operating, while only 13% of schools in South Darfur were functioning, and the percentage rose to 27% in West Darfur.
Amina Mohammed reported that 8 million school-aged children remain out of school, stressing that the impact is disproportionate on millions of displaced children, especially those seeking safety outside Sudan.
She explained that the United Nations and its partners have managed to bring more than one million Sudanese children back into some form of learning, but stressed that this is not enough.
She stressed that the time has come to stop the war and to pull Sudan back from the brink of losing another generation of its children.
Teachers in the states of Khartoum, Al-Jazirah and Kassala went on strike during the past period in protest against low salaries, before the situation improved based on government promises to address the wages.
A teacher's salary at the third grade, which they reach after more than 20 years of service, covers only 4.2% of living costs, according to a study published by the Teachers' Committee on June 29.
Saving the country’s education sector requires funding that includes increasing teachers’ salaries, providing educational supplies, restoring schools, and moving displaced people residing in educational facilities to alternative locations.
