South Sudan

A young boy crying and being comforted by a woman at a solemn indoor gathering, surrounded by other people appearing sad or thoughtful in the background.
As warring factions keep fighting, people on the ground are the ones getting hurt
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Fighting between political factions edges South Sudan toward civil war
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US cancels visas for South Sudanese nationals as civil war tensions build back home
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Unrelenting rains in South Sudan imperil those displaced by war
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Survey showcases millions of antelope migrating across South Sudan
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Two rows of wooden pews are shown with several people standing while a priest is at the front of the church.
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A woman waits to be registered prior to a food distribution by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Thonyor, Leer state, South Sudan.
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Refugees at Bidi Bidi refugee settlement in Uganda fill jerrycans at the water tank.
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Jacqueline, 24, a South Sudanese refugee living in Uganda receives a blessing from her minister.
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A mother who fled fighting in South Sudan carries her child on arrival at Bidi Bidi refugee resettlement camp near the border in Yumbe district, northern Uganda, Dec. 7, 2016.
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South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar, at right, and South Sudan's President Salva Kiir exchange signed peace agreement documents in Addis Ababa in May 2014.
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A woman carries a baby as she talks with other women at a food distribution in Minkaman, South Sudan.
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Women hold their ration cards during food distribution in Minkaman, Lakes State, June 26, 2014. About 94,000 people have sought refuge in Minkaman after fighting broke out in neighboring states, according to the International Organization for Migration.
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A South Sudanese girl displaced by the conflict carries a younger boy on her back as they walk through mud in a flooded camp for internally displaced people at the UNMISS base in Malakal, Upper Nile State May 30, 2014. There are about 18,000 people shelte
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A million South Sudanese are at risk of starving
Residents displaced by recent fighting gather at a trading area within the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in Malakal, in Upper Nile State.
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A displaced man at the UN 's Tomping camp, where some 15,000 displaced South Sudanese are sheltered.
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Displaced people gather inside a mosquito net tent as they flee from fighting between the South Sudanese army and rebels in Bor.
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Displaced people stay in makeshift tents inside Tomping United Nations base
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South Sudan's President, Salva Kiir, listens to a question during a news conference, Wednesday. He's accused of not listening to critics.
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