"My mother went one way, my father another," says Habiba.* "I arrived here alone."
She is 13. She was walking home from market in El Fasher, Sudan, when shelling and gunfire threw her to the ground.
She found her younger brother in the chaos and they fled on foot. Then another airstrike hit, and he was killed. Habiba fled the atrocities of El Fasher alone, barefoot, for six days. She did not escape unscathed.
The suffering in Sudan is staggering. Since 2023, over 12 million people have been displaced, including more than 4 million children.
Investigations by The Globe and Mail and CBC found Canadian-made equipment is fueling this violence. Loopholes in Canada's export controls allow weapons and parts to reach conflict zones like Sudan.
At the same time, food, medicine and aid are being blocked. This is deliberate, and children are suffering the most.
We need to act now:
- Close arms export loopholes to prevent Canadian-made parts from fueling violence in places like Sudan.
- Mobilize world leaders to protect children's right to life-saving help and confront the obstruction of aid.
Sign the petition. Close the loopholes. Open access. Protect Sudan's children.
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*Habiba's name has been changed for child protection reasons.
