S. Sudan’s Displaced: Running from Violence, Longing for Peace

Violence has displaced hundreds of thousands of people across South Sudan, many of whom have taken refuge at United Nations bases across the country. Nearly 400,000 are now displaced, and the numbers keep growing. The conflict in South Sudan, rooted in a power struggle between the president and his chief rival, has taken the hardest toll on civilians. About 20,000 people have taken refuge at a U.N. base in the capital, Juba. The fighting has spared no one....

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