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In DRC, Host Families on the Front Line
March 22, 2012 Peter Orr Africa, DR Congo, Humanitarian Response, Women & Children

Last week, my colleague Erin Weir and I travelled to Kalehe territory in South Kivu. In the village of Kambali, we spoke to host families and displaced people who fled fighting in January between two armed groups: the Raia Mutomboki and the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).

Khartoum's Deadly Game
February 03, 2012 Peter Orr Africa, South Sudan, Sudan

This blog post originally appeared at ThinkProgress Security as a guest post.

Stemming Ethnic Violence in South Sudan
January 09, 2012 Peter Orr Africa, South Sudan

This blog post originally appeared at UN Dispatch as a special guest post.

16 Days: A New Dawn for South Sudan's Women?
December 01, 2011 Peter Orr Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Women & Children

The Republic of South Sudan (RoSS) is a new nation facing many challenges from without and from within. When it comes to violent conflict in the country, most international actors have focused on inter-tribal clashes, or skirmishes between South Sudan and its northern neighbor. But for far too many South Sudanese women, the greatest security threat is in the home.

Agok: State of Limbo in South Sudan
October 18, 2011 Peter Orr Africa, South Sudan, Sudan

Refugees International traveled last week to Agok, on the southern side of the Kirr River, to look into the living conditions of tens of thousands of displaced Abyei residents. When Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) troops attacked Abyei Town in May of this year – before South Sudan became fully independent – about 100,000 people fled to this small town and farther south into Warrap and neighboring states.