South Sudanese make fishing net outside shelter in al-Ghanaa village in the Jableen locality
South Sudanese make a fishing net outside a shelter in al-Ghanaa village in the Jableen locality in Sudan's White Nile State, as refugees arrive from the South Sudanese war zones of Malakal and al-Rank via the Joda border, January 17, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS SOCIETY IMMIGRATION CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A South Sudanese family living in north sit outside shelter in al-Ghanaa village in Jableen locality in Sudan's White Nile State
A South Sudanese family living in the north sit outside a shelter in al-Ghanaa village in the Jableen locality in Sudan's White Nile State, as refugees arrive from the South Sudanese war zones of Malakal and al-Rank via the Joda border, January 17, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS SOCIETY IMMIGRATION CONFLICT)
A South Sudanese family living in north stand near shelter in al-Ghanaa village in Jableen locality in Sudan's White Nile State
A South Sudanese family living in the north stand near a shelter in al-Ghanaa village in the Jableen locality in Sudan's White Nile State, as refugees arrive from the South Sudanese war zones of Malakal and al-Rank via the Joda border, January 17, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION POLITICS CONFLICT)
A man walks past a South Sudanese family near a shelter in al-Ghanaa village in the Jableen locality in Sudan's White Nile State
A man walks past a South Sudanese family near a shelter in al-Ghanaa village in the Jableen locality in Sudan's White Nile State, as refugees arrive from the South Sudanese war zones of Malakal and al-Rank via the Joda border, January 17, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT POLITICS SOCIETY IMMIGRATION)
A South Sudanese girl looks on near shelter in al-Ghanaa village in Jableen locality in Sudan's White Nile State
A South Sudanese girl looks on near a shelter in al-Ghanaa village in the Jableen locality in Sudan's White Nile State, as refugees arrive from the South Sudanese war zones of Malakal and al-Rank via the Joda border, January 17, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION CONFLICT POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
MSF forced to leave as security worsens in South Sudan's Malakal
South Sudan is experiencing its worst crisis since independence two years ago, with 552,000 displaced and thousands killed since fighting between government and rebel forces broke out on Dec. 15
South Sudan's Defence Minister Kuol Manyang Juuk, poses for a photo after a cabinet meeting in Juba
South Sudan's Defence Minister Kuol Manyang Juuk, poses for a photo after a cabinet meeting in Juba January 17, 2014. Juuk said on Friday the leader of rebels battling government forces did not have enough control over his fighters to make any ceasefire hold, as peace talks dragged on with no sign of a deal. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)
South Sudan's Defence Minister Kuol Manyang Juuk talks to cabinet members after a cabinet meeting in Juba
South Sudan's Defence Minister Kuol Manyang Juuk, talks to cabinet members after a cabinet meeting in Juba January 17, 2014. Juuk said on Friday the leader of rebels battling government forces did not have enough control over his fighters to make any ceasefire hold, as peace talks dragged on with no sign of a deal. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)
South Sudan minister says rebel leader can't make ceasefire hold
The South Sudanese government may ask Sudan for military help if the conflict threatened South Sudan's oilfields, defence Minister, Kuol Manyang Juuk, has told Reuters
South Sudanese refugee girls play cards at the Tzaipi refugee camp in Adjumani
South Sudanese refugee girls play cards at the Tzaipi refugee camp in Adjumani, 471 km (293 miles) north of Uganda's capital Kampala, January 17, 2014. South Sudan's rebels have demanded that Uganda stop supporting government forces as a condition for signing a ceasefire to end fighting that has riven Africa's youngest nation, a spokesman said on Thursday. The president of neighbouring Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, admitted for the first time on Wednesday that he was helping South Sudanese President Salva Kiir to fight the rebel forces. REUTERS/Edward Echwalu (UGANDA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS SOCIETY)