New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- Almost two dozen children died of malnutrition-related causes within a month in central Sudan where fierce fighting between the country's military and a paramilitary group has centered, a medical group said.

The deaths of 23 children in the Kordofan region underscores the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the northeastern African country where famine is spreading after more than 30 months of devastating war.

Sudan plunged into chaos in April 2023 when a power struggle between the military and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country.

The devastating war has killed more than 40,000 people, according to U.N. figures, but a...