Something needs to change, today.

Rebecca Harrelson
November 14
9:25 pm

Western Equatorie ought to be the breadbasket of southern Sudan, with it's fertile soils and lush vegetation. But because of deadly attacks by LRA (Lords Resistance Army) rebels have left many villages too scared to farm. Notorious for kidnapping boys to serve as child soldiers and girls to act as sex slaves, there have been 22 attacks by the LRA, driving nearly 45,000 people from their homes. Of those people some 13,000 have sought refuge in camps around Ezo, a remote village now dependent an aid.
"There is no space here to farm properly," said Archangel Sindan Tyaza who is the deputy chairman of Ezo's displaced persons' committee. "And if you leave the camp, the LRA are going to kill you." This year the World Food Programme has provided aid to about 4.3 million south Sudanese, which is about half the region's population.
The UN Humanitarian coordinator for south Sudan, Lisa Grande said; "that distributing food aid on such a scale raises concern of its own because deliveries to particular camps often draw attacks from the rebels who proceeded to ransack the food."
Valerie Amos, the head of the United Nations also stated "the protection of civilians must be at the heart of the planning process of the recently announced joint government initiative for an anti-LRA force."
War, crime, child soldiers, sex slaves, and hunger; you would think Africa would catch a break, but they haven't for years. Now to add to the problems, UN aid can't be distributed to those who are to afraid to leave their yards. What else can our government, or society do? This is a crisis, efforts are being extended and yet not enough. I have always followed the events of Sudan and Africa, knowing all the horrible things that have gone on in that country is ridiculous. Something needs to change, today.

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