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South Sudan: struggling for survival as conflict intensifies
16-05-2012 Photo gallery
People living in the border region between South Sudan and Sudan are struggling to survive in an area gripped by armed violence that continues to escalate. Getty photographer Tom Stoddart captures their struggle and the ICRC's efforts to help them.
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Water is desperately scarce in the camp and as people form long lines at taps in 40 degrees of heat, frustration mounts and fights break out. Nearby at a dried up watering hole, every day dozens of thirsty children dig deep holes and caves into the parched earth to scoop up cups of muddy water.
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Approximately 15,000 people displaced by fighting in May 2011 were given sesame, groundnuts and sorghum seed, plus tools for tilling and some food as seed protection.
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Approximately 15,000 people displaced by fighting in May 2011 were given sesame, groundnuts and sorghum seed, plus tools for tilling and some food as seed protection.
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Water is essential to life. The ICRC seeks to maintain access to clean water for the most vulnerable people caught up in crisis situations.
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Water is essential to life. The ICRC seeks to maintain access to clean water for the most vulnerable people caught up in crisis situations.
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The ICRC medical team deal with conditions such as celebral malaria, malnutrition, diarrhoea and tuberculosis. The hospital serves three conflict-affected states in the northern regions of South Sudan.
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