Uganda: By Providing Food Assistance, WFP Helps Refugees Rebuild Their Lives
In Uganda, the World Food Programme has been helping refugees from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for years. In recent months, as conflict flared again, more desperate families crossed the border. WFP provides life-saving hot food and monthly rations in transit camps and settlements, enabling refugees to work on improving their own situations.
An artisan miner displays raw gold nuggets at an excavation site in Namorinyang
An artisan miner displays raw gold nuggets at an excavation site in Namorinyang, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan, November 28, 2013. REUTERS/Adriane Ohanesian (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY BUSINESS COMMODITIES)
Men work at an excavation site for gold in Namorinyang
Men work at an excavation site for gold in Namorinyang, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan, November 28, 2013. REUTERS/Adriane Ohanesian (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY BUSINESS COMMODITIES)
Miners work at an excavation site for gold in Namorinyang
Miners work at an excavation site for gold in Namorinyang, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan, November 28, 2013. REUTERS/Adriane Ohanesian (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY BUSINESS COMMODITIES)
People dig for gold at an excavation site in Namorinyang
People dig for gold at an excavation site in Namorinyang, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan, November 28, 2013. REUTERS/Adriane Ohanesian (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY BUSINESS COMMODITIES)
A Toposa man smokes his pipe as he takes a break at an excavation site for gold in Namorinyang
A Toposa man smokes his pipe as he takes a break at an excavation site for gold in Namorinyang, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan, November 28, 2013. REUTERS/Adriane Ohanesian (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY BUSINESS COMMODITIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A Toposa woman carries a bucket of soil from an excavation site while searching for gold in Namorinyang
A Toposa woman carries a bucket of soil from an excavation site while searching for gold in Namorinyang, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan, November 28, 2013. REUTERS/Adriane Ohanesian (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY BUSINESS COMMODITIES)
Toposa women pan for gold in the River Singaita in Namorinyang, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan
Toposa women pan for gold in the River Singaita in Namorinyang, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan, November 27, 2013. REUTERS/Adriane Ohanesian (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY BUSINESS COMMODITIES) TEMPLATE OUT
Toposa women pan for gold in the River Singaita in Namorinyang, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan
Toposa women pan for gold in the River Singaita in Namorinyang, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan, November 27, 2013. REUTERS/Adriane Ohanesian (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY BUSINESS COMMODITIES) TEMPLATE OUT