South Sudanese refugees struggle to adjust to life in Uganda in pictures

From Global development | The Guardian Wed Apr 23 2014, 13:01:59

Fighting in South Sudan between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and rebel troops has left thousands dead and forced almost a million people to flee their homes. The unfolding humanitarian catastrophe has put 5 million people at risk of food shortages, the UN has warned. Photojournalists Will Rose and Kajsa Sjölander visited refugee camps in Adjumani, northern Uganda, with Plan International and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent societies. They met ordinary people battling to keep their families together and create a sense of normality in exceptionally challenging circumstances

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