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UNHCR, WFP Leaders Witness Shocking State Of South Sudanese Refugees During Ethiopia Visit
ADDIS ABABA, 2 April 2014 - As tens of thousands of South Sudanese continue to flee their conflict-torn homeland, the heads of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) travelled to Ethiopia's border region of Gambella from neighboring South Sudan to meet refugees who recently fled the conflict.
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“Women affected by the conflict asked us to convey three messages to the world: they need peace, assistance to relieve their suffering, and the chance for their children to return to school,” WFP chief Ertharin Cousin
Bags of food are dropped from plane during a WFP food dropout operation in Nyal
Bags of food are dropped from a plane during a WFP (World Food Program) food dropout operation in Nyal, Unity State, April 1, 2014. More than one million people have been forced from their homes by the conflict, of which 803,200 have been displaced within South Sudan and 254,600 have fled to neighbouring countries, according to OCHA. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
World Food Program pilots watch as bags of food are being dropped from a plane during a WFP food dropout operation in Nyal
World Food Program pilots watch as bags of food are being dropped from a plane during a WFP food dropout operation in Nyal, Unity State, April 1, 2014. More than one million people have been forced from their homes by the conflict, of which 803,200 have been displaced within South Sudan and 254,600 have fled to neighbouring countries, according to OCHA. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Ertharin Cousin, United Nations World Food Programme Executive Director, speaks with South Sudanese women in Nyal
Ertharin Cousin (R), United Nations World Food Programme Executive Director, speaks with South Sudanese women in Nyal, Unity State, April 1, 2014. More than one million people have been forced from their homes by the conflict, of which 803,200 have been displaced within South Sudan and 254,600 have fled to neighbouring countries, according to OCHA. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Women carry food at a food distribution site in Nyal
Women carry food at a food distribution site in Nyal, Unity State, April 1, 2014. More than one million people have been forced from their homes by the conflict, of which 803,200 have been displaced within South Sudan and 254,600 have fled to neighbouring countries, according to OCHA. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A policeman speaks to women waiting in line during a food distribution in Nyal, Unity State
A policeman speaks to women waiting in line during a food distribution in Nyal, Unity State, April 1, 2014. More than one million people have been forced from their homes by the conflict, of which 803,200 have been displaced within South Sudan and 254,600 have fled to neighbouring countries, according to OCHA. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)