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Sudan Clashes Have Huge Costs Beyond Battlefield
May 02, 2012 Sarnata Reynolds Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Humanitarian Response, Protection & Security, Statelessness

The recent conflict between Sudan and South Sudan has seen civilians in border areas subjected to brutal attacks by both sides. However, as I found while in South Sudan last week, the impact of this conflict goes far beyond the disputed areas of Heglig or Abyei, threatening many more lives.

Prior to the most recent round of fighting, millions of Sudanese on both sides of the border were already displaced and vulnerable - from the restive Sudanese states of Blue Nile and South Kordofan, to South Sudanese villages emptied by tribal conflicts.

Bureaucratic Mess in Juba Puts Millions on Path to Statelessness
April 26, 2012 Sarnata Reynolds Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Statelessness

The ongoing conflict between the Sudans affects daily life for everyone here, whether through fuel shortages or price inflation. But beyond the conflict zone itself, few have been more affected than the hundreds of thousands of southern Sudanese returning from the north.

Kuwait: Rearrests of Stateless a Big Step Backward
April 04, 2012 Sarnata Reynolds Kuwait, Middle East, Statelessness

In early March, the government of Kuwait was taking some positive steps. All stateless bidoun who had been arrested during and after December 2011/January 2012 gatherings were released on bond, while members of parliament were interrogating the prime minister over long-time ill treatment of the bidoun community. It also seemed that the government would finally provide nationality documents to 34,000 bidoun and begin adjudicating at least 80,000 other applications before the parliament’s Bidoun Committee.

Eight in Ten
March 05, 2012 Sarnata Reynolds Lebanon, Syria, Humanitarian Response, Middle East, Women & Children

The first Syrian family we met in northern Lebanon included 18 people spanning three generations. The matriarch was probably no more than 60 years old, and the youngest member was a baby of 42 days.

We sat with the family for more than an hour, asking them about their experiences in Syria and as refugees, and we asked what they needed. The new mother almost immediately said that she needed baby formula. The other women nodded in agreement, adding that they also needed fresh fruit and vegetables, and meat.

Life in Lebanon for Syria's Newest Refugees
February 21, 2012 Sarnata Reynolds Lebanon, Syria, Humanitarian Response, Middle East, Protection & Security, Women & Children

This post originally appeared on The Hill's Congress Blog.