He is only four hours old when we meet – born on a thin, foam single mattress that lies on a dirt floor, inside a small plastic sheet shelter in the early morning darkness of the massive Mingkaman internally displaced persons site in South Sudan. The plastic shelter is too low to stand-up in, and apart from the mattress, there is precious little else inside. The mud floor is damp and it is clear that rain floods inside during the heavy thunderstorms prevalent at this time of year. It is very hot and humid inside, the air is thick and heavy to breathe. Read more here: unicef.org/southsudan/reallives_14779.html
Posted on: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 04:00:00 +0000