South Sudan: Signs of hope amongst the violence

From Oxfam Horn, East and Central Africa Blog Tue Feb 18 2014, 13:21:15

"Even if peace would come, we cannot return home. We are not safe." These words, spoken by a grandmother who I met at an IDP camp in South Sudan, demonstrate the depth of the rifts that exist in this young nation.  It also gives an indication of the challenges that need to be surmounted to [...]

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