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Children in a refugee camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) 1994, at the time of the Rwandan genocide.

Suffer the little children. It is ever the way, from Rwanda to Gaza

They are the innocents, and it is never their fight. But it is the children of conflict who always suffer the most.

  • Tony Wright

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Ali Elliin and his wife Sohila at their home in Sydney.

‘Worse than Trump’: Multicultural leaders shocked by immigration proposals

Diaspora communities say they were blindsided by proposed laws that could ban foreigners from countries such as Iran and South Sudan from entering Australia.

  • Matthew Knott and Angus Thompson
Palestinians line up for free food distribution during the ongoing Israeli air and ground offensive in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, last month.

Experts say Gaza is close to famine. What does that mean?

As Palestinians struggle to find food, humanitarians and UN officials are warning that famine is imminent in the enclave. What is it exactly?

  • Gaya Gupta
Maruja Inquilla walks on a dried out portion of Lake Titicaca in Coata, Peru, due to falling water levels amid a winter heat wave.
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South Sudan centre Deng Acuoth scores against Angola at the FIBA World Cup and celebrates his country’s progression to the Olympics.

‘We are one’: How five Aussies helped South Sudan go from concrete courts to the Olympics

South Sudan has only been a country for 12 years, but its basketball team - with five Australians on the roster - has just qualified for next year’s Olympics in Paris.

  • Roy Ward
Officials have dismissed questions about the health of South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir in recent months.

Journalists detained over footage appearing to show president wet himself

Government officials have repeatedly denied rumours on social media that South Sudan President Salva Kiir is unwell.

  • Ayenat Mersie
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Expectant mothers sit on the floor awaiting a monthly check-up at the Mingkaman Reproductive Health Clinic in the village of Mingkaman, in the Lakes State state, South Sudan.

Three-quarters of South Sudan will need humanitarian aid next year

“Something has to change in South Sudan because the number of people in need continues to rise every year and the resources continue to decrease.”

  • Deng Machol

Atong Atem: ‘I’m going to be as loud as I want to be’

In the latest episode of Good Weekend Talks, the Ethiopian-born, South Sudanese-Australian artist talks art, family and awards.

Kent nursing a child in 2007 at the Therapeutic Feeding Centre in Leer, a town in what is now known as South Sudan.

‘Oh, my god! What’s that?’: My life as a midwife in South Sudan

Anna Kent swapped a comfortable life in England to work in Central Africa. Here, she tells of the day a teenager’s dramatic labour changed her life.

  • Anna Kent
A malnourished girl Rahmah Watheeq receives treatment at a feeding center at Al-Sabeen hospital in Sanaa earlier this month. Two-thirds of Yemen's population are hungry.

Dire warnings about hunger crisis now a reality

UN agencies have warned that some 250 million people in 20 countries are threatened with sharply spiking malnutrition or even famine in coming months.

  • Eissa Ahmed and Tameen Akhgar

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