
South Sudan’s forgotten crisis
A humanitarian disaster is looming in this war-torn country.
The civil war in South Sudan has already killed tens of thousands of people and displaced more than a million. Now, another 100,000 people have been forced to leave their homes as fighting between rebels and government forces resumes.
Aid agencies have been forced to evacuate their international staff.
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So what’s next? And is the world’s newest country being forgotten?
Presenter: Richelle Carey
Guests
Ateny Wek Ateny, spokesperson for South Sudan’s presidency.
Jens Pedersen, humanitarian adviser to Doctors Without Borders.
Mike Lewis, expert on weapons in South Sudan and a former member of the UN panel of experts on Sudan.