Why It's So Hard To Stop The World's Looming Famines
Millions of people in Yemen and sub-Saharan Africa are facing food shortages and severe malnutrition. Host Audie Cornish talks with Justin Forsyth of UNICEF about the crisis.
South Sudan
Unhappy Anniversary, South Sudan
On Sunday, South Sudan marks six years as independent country. Between its civil war and humanitarian crisis, things are so bad that anniversary celebrations were canceled.
I Spent 4 Days In Jail In South Sudan. I Won't Stop Reporting On The Crisis There
NPR's East Africa correspondent Eyder Peralta was seized by armed men and imprisoned without charge just after he'd been given permission to report in South Sudan, ravaged by civil war since 2013.
A Botched Vaccine Campaign For Measles Killed 15 Children in South Sudan
The children, all under age 5, died of severe sepsis and toxicity. How could something like this have happened?
NPR's Eyder Peralta Released After Brief Detainment In South Sudan
The East Africa correspondent and his South Sudanese assistant were placed in custody on Friday for reasons that remain unclear. He was released Monday morning, while his assistant remains detained.
As Thousands Flee South Sudan, Ugandan Refugee Camp Becomes World's Largest
People fleeing South Sudan's brutal civil war have streamed across the border to Uganda, where the Bidi Bidi camp now hosts more than 270,000 people. It's become the biggest refugee camp in the world.
Short Film: How Water Gets From The Nile To Thirsty Refugees
Hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled the civil war in South Sudan and resettled in Uganda. This 12-minute documentary shows the daily struggle to get water.
On Their Way To Build A Youth Center, They Were Ambushed And Killed
The killing of six aid workers in South Sudan was the deadliest attack since the country's civil war began in 2013.
CHART: Where The World's Refugees Are
A report from the U.N. Refugee Agency shows some surprising trends in the world's refugee crisis.
Nobody Wants To Drop Food From A Plane. But It's Happening
It's difficult. It's potentially dangerous. It's costly. And it's going on in South Sudan right now.