A saluatory reminder

Yesterday evening as I strolled back from The Gaf (now my local bar/café in Nebbi), I was reminded of the desperate humanitarian crisis in South Sudan.  A convoy of trucks from the World Food Programme had stopped off in Nebbi en route to the border with South Sudan,

I have been moved by the poverty here in Nebbi and the surrounding areas and the commitment of the people to improve their lives.  The people I have met have hope.  Uganda has a stable government and the people enjoy a safe and peaceful life and are able to grow crops and raise animals to feed themselves.  Sadly for the people of South Sudan five years of civil conflict means they have little to be hopeful about.

This article published in the Guardian last week sets out in stark reality a desperate humanitarian crisis which sadly is going largely unnoticed by the world's media - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/aug/09/untold-devastation-in-south-sudan-triggers-grave-humanitarian-crisis-un.