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Hungry, wounded, orphaned: South Sudan's children trapped in new conflict
Heavy fighting since December has displaced 280,000 people in Jonglei state, overwhelming healthcare with shortages and treating many gunshot wounds, UNICEF says over half are children.
- Fighting in Jonglei has displaced 280,000 people and overwhelmed clinics in Bor, where David Tor said, `We have run out of almost everything.`
- After a 2018 power-sharing deal unraveled, the UN says billions in oil revenue were stolen, weakening state capacity and increasing reliance on donors, according to the source.
- Doctors at Akobo hospital, with only one surgeon, treated more than 40 gunshot victims, while an 18-month-old boy lies motionless after his mother was killed, highlighting child casualties.
- Some 35,000 people have recently arrived at a Lake State displacement camp south of Bor, where mothers queued to register over 2,000 children for an NRC programme while searching for food.
- Long-Term, around 825,000 are at risk of malnutrition across Jonglei, Unity and Eastern Equatoria, with UNICEF noting many displaced children face lost education prospects.
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der Standard DEThe aid organization sees the country abandoned by the international community. NGO facilities are bombarded and shelled
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Hungry, wounded, orphaned: South Sudan's children trapped in new conflict
An 18-month-old boy lies motionless on a dirty hospital bed deep in the conflict zone of South Sudan, a bullet wound in his leg -- another newly orphaned victim in the world's newest country.
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Total News Sources24
Leaning Left5Leaning Right3Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Left, 38% Center
Bias Distribution
- 39% of the sources lean Left, 38% of the sources are Center
39% Left
L 39%
C 38%
R 23%
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