Students return to school as academic year resumes in war-torn Sudan: Video
The new academic year has started in Port Sudan, located in the northeast of the war-torn country.
Students at Wahda School in Sudan’s Red Sea State returned to their classrooms on the first day of school.
This is a significant development particularly since the country has been grappling with conflict and displacement.
“We will be studying daily, just like we used to in the past,” said Nadia Jbara, a student at Wahda School. She expressed happiness about resuming classes, adding that they had received much-needed support and equipment for their education.
The United Nations has described Sudan’s ongoing conflict as the world's largest displacement crisis, with millions of people affected across the country.
Sheldon Yett, UNICEF's representative in Sudan, who was present at the school's opening told AFP, “This is the day we are going back to school, seizing the right to an education".
Local officials rang the school bell to signal the start of the new term, as girls entered their classrooms with a sense of hope and excitement.
The academic year’s launch in Sudan’s Red Sea State comes amid the ongoing conflict in the war-torn country.
