Bor, South Sudan — Tall, stately and clad in brightly colored fabrics that stand out against the arid landscape, the women at a U.N. food distribution site in Jonglei state, South Sudan, wait patiently in line in the stifling heat to receive their monthly rations.
"My life changed since [South Sudan's 2011] independence. Now I'm getting aid - things are better," Rebecca Akeer, aged in her 50s, said outside her simple mud hut as aid workers handed out large sacks of grains.
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