South Sudan is a war torn country in Northern Africa just south of Egypt and the country of Sudan. The country gained its independence from Sudan in 2011. Since December 2013 when a struggle for power in the government erupted, the country has been marked by civil war. Between the beginning of the war and the end of 2015 over two million people have been displaced from their homes. The constant fighting has been between the government forces led by current president Salva Kiir representing the Dinka tribe and a rebel group led by former Vice President Riek Machar. The war has terrorized many citizen centers and populations due to what many are calling an ethnic cleansing. They transformed from a political war to a tribal war specifically targeting
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The theme of community is being destroyed by the government and war itself. The civil war is tearing the country in half and dividing families and tribes. Many people have been forcefully removed from their homes and in many cases children have become separated from their parents in the process of fleeing the area. The United Nations warned in late 2015 that nearly 1.5 million children have been displaced by the violence. Nearly 1600 children were forced to join either the government army or the rebel side as soldiers in the war. Many children have left the country and refugee camps are at a critically low number of children enrolled. These children and their families are not getting the food, shelter, healthcare, and other necessities for survival that they need. The catholic social teachings theme of human dignity is not being honored by the country's government. The country is not providing for families basic needs and rights that should be given to them as part of the catholic social teaching. This lack of human dignity and rights has caused many to become refugees moving into surrounding nations where they believe they have a better future. In all of this, however, the children are the most vulnerable throughout this
The theme of community is being destroyed by the government and war itself. The civil war is tearing the country in half and dividing families and tribes. Many people have been forcefully removed from their homes and in many cases children have become separated from their parents in the process of fleeing the area. The United Nations warned in late 2015 that nearly 1.5 million children have been displaced by the violence. Nearly 1600 children were forced to join either the government army or the rebel side as soldiers in the war. Many children have left the country and refugee camps are at a critically low number of children enrolled. These children and their families are not getting the food, shelter, healthcare, and other necessities for survival that they need. The catholic social teachings theme of human dignity is not being honored by the country's government. The country is not providing for families basic needs and rights that should be given to them as part of the catholic social teaching. This lack of human dignity and rights has caused many to become refugees moving into surrounding nations where they believe they have a better future. In all of this, however, the children are the most vulnerable throughout this