What had begun has an armed uprising in the south of Sudan against the government in Khartoum transformed over the course of several years into a complex conflict characterized by frequent shifts in alliances. Whole communities had to leave their homes to flee from the fighting. Their fields were abandoned, their cattle killed and their houses burnt.
To meet needs the ICRC set up emergency surgical services, improved access to basic health care and drinking water, and worked to restore links between family members who had become separated.
