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woman walks past a group of young men after collecting water just as the sun set inside the UN Protection of Civilians site in Bentiu. [ © Dominic Nahr / MAPS]
27/06/2019

“The first challenge is disease, the second is security.” 

Teresa is a mother of four from Mayendit, who has lived in Bentiu PoC since 2013. She fled her village because of the conflict, where she witnessed people burned in their homes and sexual violence...
A man looks out from a shelter in the market zone in Bentiu PoC (Protection of Civilians) site. [ © Emin Ozmen/Magnum Photos ]
27/06/2019

“Sometimes we hear from the radio about peace, but we don't have full information.”

Fleeing war is difficult, fleeing with one leg even more so.James is a father of four who has lived in Bentiu PoC since 2013. Before the crisis, while working with a company, a chemical caused...
Martha, a pseudonym, is a 27-year-old woman living in the Malakal Protection of Civilian (PoC) site, in north-east South Sudan [ © MSF / Igor Barbero ]
26/06/2019

“There is not enough water; the community is too big here.”

Martha* has lived in the UN Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Malakal, South Sudan since 201427-year-old Martha * has lived in the UN Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Malakal since...
M., 21 years old, arrived in Italy a few years ago from Guinea
19/06/2019

Stories of Survival: M. from Guinea

M., 21 years old, arrived in Italy few years ago from Guinea. Now he lives at Ex-MOI, an informal settlement in the city Turin.  His story: We were busy assembling a merry-go-round for children...

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