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Collecting Firewood
Roda Nefazal Mnot, 45 year-old carrying the wood she collected from the floodwaters for firewood. Her 5-year-old son follows her everywhere. Internally Displaced Camp population (IPD) camp, Bentiu, Unity State, Rubkona County, South Sudan.
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Women and children at the forefront of climate change in South Sudan

Roda Nefazal Mnot, 45 year-old carrying the wood she collected from the floodwaters for firewood. Her 5-year-old son follows her everywhere. Internally Displaced Camp population (IPD) camp, Bentiu, Unity State, Rubkona County, South Sudan.
© Isaac Buay/MSF

South Sudan is one of the five most vulnerable countries to climate change, according to the United Nations. From 2019 to 2022, torrential rains and rising water levels in the Lake Victoria watershed created a vast swampy expanse of floodwaters. The Bentiu displaced people's camp hosts over 100,000 people, who were forced to flee their homes due to the 2013-2018 civil war, or following the unprecedented floods that have forced 500,000 people to flee South Sudan in 2021. Among them, many single mothers are struggling to provide a better future for their children despite the climate shocks expected to become increasingly severe. 

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Family life in displacement camp in Bentiu

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Press Release 16 January 2025