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KAUDA, SOUTH KORDOFAN – MAY 14, 2024: Rufa Mohammud holds her son Evin 'Ya Ya' Ibrahim in the compound of her relatives, where she is temporarily living.
As the War In Sudan reverberates outward from Khartoum, leaders from the country’s remote Nuba Mountains are behaving heroically – facilitating the evacuation and resettlement of thousands of displaced Sudanese at great risk to themselves. But as the war continues, half of the country now faces acute hunger, further straining the resettlement of 12 million displaced Sudanese – a staggering one fifth of the country.
Extended Caption: “I was four months pregnant when the war started,” Mohammud said. “We would sleep under the bed each night and would hear the sound of the shells. I put my hands over my children to protect them, and the whole time I was thinking, “what am I going to do with these kids? Where can I travel with them? And where is money needed for travel anyways? When we walked the street in Khartoum, we would encounter the RSF on the road. They would stop people and beat them. I was shocked. I never expected someday I’d encounter the military like this.
“The roads weren’t safe, most places were cut off. And every time you ask they tell you there are bandits on the roads. But I am from Nuba, so I thought the only thing to do was to go to the Nuba Mountains. On the road I was nervous and afraid, and for maybe one or two days I hadn’t eaten or drank, so I said ‘this is it, I’m going to lose this child.’ But God protected us until we arrived. Honestly, even after I arrived I was afraid. It wasn’t until I had slept over and was able to relax without the sound of weapons. But I hadn’t calculated what would happen after. Would there be food? Would there be a place to sleep? Would there be somewhere to stay? All that mattered was to arrive somewhere safely.”
As the War In Sudan reverberates outward from Khartoum, leaders from the country’s remote Nuba Mountains are behaving heroically – facilitating the evacuation and resettlement of thousands of displaced Sudanese at great risk to themselves. But as the war continues, half of the country now faces acute hunger, further straining the resettlement of 12 million displaced Sudanese – a staggering one fifth of the country.
Extended Caption: “I was four months pregnant when the war started,” Mohammud said. “We would sleep under the bed each night and would hear the sound of the shells. I put my hands over my children to protect them, and the whole time I was thinking, “what am I going to do with these kids? Where can I travel with them? And where is money needed for travel anyways? When we walked the street in Khartoum, we would encounter the RSF on the road. They would stop people and beat them. I was shocked. I never expected someday I’d encounter the military like this.
“The roads weren’t safe, most places were cut off. And every time you ask they tell you there are bandits on the roads. But I am from Nuba, so I thought the only thing to do was to go to the Nuba Mountains. On the road I was nervous and afraid, and for maybe one or two days I hadn’t eaten or drank, so I said ‘this is it, I’m going to lose this child.’ But God protected us until we arrived. Honestly, even after I arrived I was afraid. It wasn’t until I had slept over and was able to relax without the sound of weapons. But I hadn’t calculated what would happen after. Would there be food? Would there be a place to sleep? Would there be somewhere to stay? All that mattered was to arrive somewhere safely.”
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