South Sudan
When civil war broke out in South Sudan in 2013, citizens sought refuge in a UN peacekeeper barracks. Fairfax photographer Kate Geraghty gives us a glimpse into life inside the Bentiu Protection of Civilians site. Like a photo? Buy prints from Michael Leunig at smhshop.com.au/leunig . Follow us on Twitter and check out our photography club Clique.
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A man lies against the side of one of the thousands of makeshift homes inside the UN Bentiu Protection of Civilian's (POC) site where over 100,000 people live having fled violence and fighting. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![Nyabol Gatgoak keeps flies away from her son TB patient Duoth Dhol 38 who is also suspected to have HIV as he undergoes ...]()
Nyabol Gatgoak keeps flies away from her son TB patient Duoth Dhol 38 who is also suspected to have HIV as he undergoes treatment. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![Rationed food and non food items are collected.]()
Rationed food and non food items are collected. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![MSF surgeon Laurent Siborurema (right) works to save Nhial Kueth's hand after he was attacked by YM and All Stars gang ...]()
MSF surgeon Laurent Siborurema (right) works to save Nhial Kueth's hand after he was attacked by YM and All Stars gang members. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![Patient's Yien Both 18 (left) and Elizabeth Nyamai 43 (right) receive treatment inside the MSF Bentiu PoC hospital's TB ...]()
Patient's Yien Both 18 (left) and Elizabeth Nyamai 43 (right) receive treatment inside the MSF Bentiu PoC hospital's TB ward. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![South Sudanese children pick up grains of sorghum left on the road.]()
South Sudanese children pick up grains of sorghum left on the road. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![An upset Nyanet Nyuon inside her makeshift home in the new arrivals area of the UNMISS Bentiu Protection of Civilians ...]()
An upset Nyanet Nyuon inside her makeshift home in the new arrivals area of the UNMISS Bentiu Protection of Civilians (PoC) site talking about her fear of the coming rainy season and the conditions. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![A woman wearing gumboots walks along a path inside the UN Bentiu Protection of Civilian's (POC) site.]()
A woman wearing gumboots walks along a path inside the UN Bentiu Protection of Civilian's (POC) site. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![A young South Sudanese boy peers through the hole in a makeshift home.]()
A young South Sudanese boy peers through the hole in a makeshift home. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![Nyakuor Mut waits to be examined by a Medecines Sans Frontieres (MSF) nurse in the MSF Bentiu town clinic. Nyakuor ...]()
Nyakuor Mut waits to be examined by a Medecines Sans Frontieres (MSF) nurse in the MSF Bentiu town clinic. Nyakuor tested positive for malaria and also has pneumonia. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![South Sudanese children kick a ball in one of the drainage ditches inside the UN Bentiu Protection of Civilian's (POC) site.]()
South Sudanese children kick a ball in one of the drainage ditches inside the UN Bentiu Protection of Civilian's (POC) site. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![South Sudanese civilians living inside the UNMISS Bentiu Protection of Civilian's (PoC) site queue to collect water at a ...]()
South Sudanese civilians living inside the UNMISS Bentiu Protection of Civilian's (PoC) site queue to collect water at a water point. Due to water shortages each person is consuming only 7 to 8 litres per day, normally it is 15 litres a day. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![South Sudanese woman carry wood on the road inside the UN Bentiu Protection of Civilian's (POC) site. Women are ...]()
South Sudanese woman carry wood on the road inside the UN Bentiu Protection of Civilian's (POC) site. Women are constantly at threat of being sexually abused whilst collecting wood outside the PoC. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![A woman pauses from collecting anything that can be used to fuel a fire along one of the drainage trenches.]()
A woman pauses from collecting anything that can be used to fuel a fire along one of the drainage trenches. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![A South Sudanese man looks into a mirror as he prepares to comb his hair at the markets in sector 3.]()
A South Sudanese man looks into a mirror as he prepares to comb his hair at the markets in sector 3. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![A South Sudanese man sits at his sewing machine waiting for business.]()
A South Sudanese man sits at his sewing machine waiting for business. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![Nyanet Nyuon (left) with her neighbour James Madot (right) outside her makeshift home in the new arrivals area.]()
Nyanet Nyuon (left) with her neighbour James Madot (right) outside her makeshift home in the new arrivals area. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![An elderly woman walks past as people wait to be registered by IOM at the new arrivals section.]()
An elderly woman walks past as people wait to be registered by IOM at the new arrivals section. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![A woman holds a cloth to her mouth as she stands at the enterance to a home where a young man is living with TB.]()
A woman holds a cloth to her mouth as she stands at the enterance to a home where a young man is living with TB. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![South Sudanese women wait for food ration cards.]()
South Sudanese women wait for food ration cards. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![A Medecines Sans Frontieres (MSF) health worker tests Nyakuor Mut (right) for malaria in the MSF Bentiu town clinic. ...]()
A Medecines Sans Frontieres (MSF) health worker tests Nyakuor Mut (right) for malaria in the MSF Bentiu town clinic. Nyakuor tested positive for malaria and also has pneumonia. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![Employees for World Food Program (WFP) clean out the back of a truck collecting the spilt grain after unloading the ...]()
Employees for World Food Program (WFP) clean out the back of a truck collecting the spilt grain after unloading the sacks that will be rationed out to over 100,000 people. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![The body of a ten year old girl lies wrapped in the shade of a UN 4WD after it was pulled from the dam inside the UN ...]()
The body of a ten year old girl lies wrapped in the shade of a UN 4WD after it was pulled from the dam inside the UN Bentiu Protection of Civilian's (PoC) site. Photo: Kate Geraghty
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