In South Sudan, good intentions are not enough

The country has become a living hell for the children—at least 2,500 have been killed or injured since conflict erupted in 2013.

More than half the children in South Sudan no longer go to school, writes David Morley, unlike these young people pictured at the Upper Nile primary school in the Protection of Civilians site in Bentiu, South Sudan, in May. Phil Hatcher-Moore photograph courtesy of UNICEF

Opinion

BY DAVID MORLEY

November 23, 2017

In South Sudan, the world's newest country, insecurity and protracted fighting has created a need for humanitarian assistance for eight million people, including 4.3 million children, whose essential needs are not being met. Hundreds of thousands of these children are suffering from extreme malnutr...

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