South Sudanese Refugees Worry About Future
The humanitarian crisis in South Sudan is becoming a regional tragedy. Tens of thousands have fled South Sudan, many to Ethiopia which hosts the largest number of South Sudanese refugees. Elisabeth Nyapal from Upper Nile State describes how she fled because of the conflict and that there is no food or water back home. WFP is providing food assistance with High Energy Biscuits, paying particular attention to children, pregnant women and the malnourished. What happens next is a question not just for these South Sudan refugees, but also for the newest generation of the world's newest country.
Refugees Welcome WFP's Cash Option in Uganda
Despite it being a damp and cloudy day, WFP brought sunshine to the refugee settlement in Kiryandongo recently as they began their first cash distributions. WFP's objective in giving a cash option is to empower the refugees in meeting their families' food and nutrition needs.
Mothers displaced by the fighting hold their malnourished babies in front of a nutrition centre ran by CARE at the U.N. base in Bentiu
Mothers displaced by the fighting hold their malnourished babies in front of a nutrition centre ran by CARE at the U.N. base in Bentiu, Unity State, June 18, 2014. Around 39,000 people have found shelter in the UN base in Bentiu. About 1.5 million people have been displaced, including 378,000 who fled to neighbouring countries according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY HEALTH)
U.N. peacekeeper looks out of a window during a patrol at a mosque where over 200 people were reportedly killed in April, in Bentiu
A U.N. peacekeeper looks out of a window during a patrol at a mosque where over 200 people were reportedly killed in April, in Bentiu, Unity State, June 18, 2014. Around 39,000 people have found shelter in the UN base in Bentiu. About 1.5 million people have been displaced, including 378,000 who fled to neighbouring countries according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS RELIGION)
People stand next to a tank in Bentiu
People stand next to a tank in Bentiu, Unity State, June 18, 2014. Around 39,000 people have found shelter in the UN base in Bentiu. About 1.5 million people have been displaced, including 378,000 who fled to neighbouring countries according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)
Mothers displaced by the fighting hold their malnourished babies in front of a nutrition centre ran by CARE at the U.N. base in Bentiu
Mothers displaced by the fighting hold their malnourished babies in front of a nutrition centre ran by CARE at the U.N. base in Bentiu, Unity State, June 18, 2014. Around 39,000 people have found shelter in the UN base in Bentiu. About 1.5 million people have been displaced, including 378,000 who fled to neighbouring countries according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Infants lying in a basket are uncovered by their mother, who was displaced by the fighting, in front of a nutrition centre ran by CARE at the U.N. base in Bentiu
Infants lying in a basket are uncovered by their mother, who was displaced by the fighting, in front of a nutrition centre ran by CARE at the U.N. base in Bentiu, Unity State, June 18, 2014. Around 39,000 people have found shelter in the UN base in Bentiu. About 1.5 million people have been displaced, including 378,000 who fled to neighbouring countries according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDANCIVIL POLITICS - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Mothers displaced by the fighting hold their malnourished babies in front of a nutrition centre ran by CARE at the U.N. base in Bentiu
Mothers displaced by the fighting hold their malnourished babies in front of a nutrition centre ran by CARE at the U.N. base in Bentiu, Unity State, June 18, 2014. Around 39,000 people have found shelter in the UN base in Bentiu. About 1.5 million people have been displaced, including 378,000 who fled to neighbouring countries according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Pregnant woman and mother of two, displaced by the fighting, holds her malnourished baby in front of a nutrition centre ran by CARE at the U.N. base in Bentiu
A pregnant woman and mother of two, displaced by the fighting, holds her malnourished baby in front of a nutrition centre ran by CARE at the U.N. base in Bentiu, Unity State, June 18, 2014. Around 39,000 people have found shelter in the UN base in Bentiu. About 1.5 million people have been displaced, including 378,000 who fled to neighbouring countries according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Women are walking towards an UN pea keeper who is patrolling in Bentiu
Women walk towards a U.N. peacekeeper patrolling in Bentiu, Unity State, June 18, 2014. Around 39,000 people have found shelter at the U.N. base in Bentiu. About 1.5 million people have been displaced, including 378,000 who fled to neighbouring countries according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY POLITICS)