Sudan stands at a crossroads in 2010, facing increasing violence and key votes on its future. The plight of the residents of a range of villages in southern Sudan is highlighted in this photoessay by Caroline Gluck of
Oxfam.
First photo:
Cattle herders in Nyamini village, who were forced to leave their homes after a rival ethnic group carried out a raid.
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Mary Are, Nyamini villager: "I dont know if there will be a good future now because we are so confused. Theres insecurity everywhere."
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Mary Are: "I dont know if there will be food for us to eat."
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Children standing in front of a sign welcoming refugees to the Nyamini Internally Displaced Persons camp.
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There are fears that national elections due in April 2010 could spark further instability.
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The aftermath of an attack on Kuelkuac village by residents from Wulu, another village.
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Kids outside a shuttered shop in Wulu.
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Like many displaced famillies, this family searches for wild fruits and grass.
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A cattle auction centre...
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... In Rumbek, southern Sudan.
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Mary Agya fled her home in Western Equatoria province after an attack by Ugandan rebels: "During the civil war, many communities were displaced - but not our village. But the Lord's Resistance Army displaced us... The level of this attack is worse than during the civil war."
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Children washing their hands at Wandi Primary School in southern Sudan.
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Children playing on an abandoned tank in Mundri town.
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