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The Renk transit centre, originally designed to accommodate just 4,000 individuals, reached a peak occupancy of more than 23,000 people. Renk transit centre, South Sudan. [Richard Ashton/NRC]"},{"image_url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RS28746_IMG_5006-1776144334.jpg","media_credit":"Ahmed Ahmed/NRC","published_at":"2026-04-15T08:02:22","published_at_display":"15 Apr 2026, 08:02 GMT","title":"Amona's 25-day journey from Khartoum to West Darfur came after a harrowing escape. \\\"We fled our homes with nothing,\\\" she says. \\\"Our houses were locked behind us, full of our belongings. We fled the shelling and gunfire, with bombs falling directly on our homes. One of them hit our neighbour's house while they were inside, and no one made it out alive.\\\" Now in West Darfur, Sudan, she must walk an hour each way to collect water in small jerrycans that provide just enough for basic cooking and drinking needs. Touloum refugee camp, eastern Chad. [Ahmed Ahmed/NRC]"},{"image_url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RS22860_20240424-232A7931-1776144327.jpg","media_credit":"Richard Ashton/NRC","published_at":"2026-04-15T08:02:22","published_at_display":"15 Apr 2026, 08:02 GMT","title":"Kuich, 45, originally from Malakal, was forced to flee Sudan with his five children after losing his wife in crossfire. Among the hundreds of thousands crossing into South Sudan, many are returnees - people coming back to a country they had previously fled, often landless and with family members lost or separated during their journey. For many, the transit centre in Renk has transformed from a temporary stop into a permanent home. Renk transit centre, South Sudan. 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[Enayatullah Azad/NRC]"},{"image_url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RS32620_DSC_0352-1776144351.jpg","media_credit":"Karl Schembri/NRC","published_at":"2026-04-15T08:02:22","published_at_display":"15 Apr 2026, 08:02 GMT","title":"Nafisa Taha Mohammed, 45, reached Thobo camp on January 27, 2026, having fled Kadugli on foot two days earlier with her husband and their 12-year-old son. The family was forced to sell their clothing to buy food during their initial days at the camp. \\\"We need everything here and we're barely getting anything,\\\" she says. Located in Sudan's Nuba Mountains region of South Kordofan, Thobo camp has become a refuge for families displaced by renewed military conflict in Kadugli that erupted in late 2025. Thobo camp, South Kordofan, Sudan. [Karl Schembri/NRC]"},{"image_url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RS34218_Enayatullah-Azad-_A2A4187-1776144448.jpg","media_credit":"Enayatullah Azad/NRC","published_at":"2026-04-15T08:02:22","published_at_display":"15 Apr 2026, 08:02 GMT","title":"Awatif Bahar Mohamed escaped el-Fasher following the murder of her husband and eldest son. On her journey to Chad, armed groups stripped her of all possessions. She reached Goudrane camp with just a single blanket to share among four people. Her surviving son had managed to earn modest income by assisting newcomers with shelter construction, but this work has since disappeared. \\\"We are hungry,\\\" she explains, \\\"but we are patient with the hunger. What is good is that there are no bombardments.\\\" Goudrane camp, eastern Chad. [Enayatullah Azad/NRC]"},{"image_url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RS32646_DSC_0598-1776144358.jpg","media_credit":"Karl Schembri/NRC","published_at":"2026-04-15T08:02:22","published_at_display":"15 Apr 2026, 08:02 GMT","title":"An elderly man departs from the distribution point at Umdulu camp, South Kordofan, carrying his food ration: White beans, sorghum, and salt. Since fighting intensified in late 2025, the camp has primarily received families escaping from Kadugli. Across the region, almost 75 percent of displaced households lack any form of income. Food distributions have become the sole barrier protecting many families from starvation. Umdulu Camp, South Kordofan, Sudan. [Karl Schembri/NRC]"},{"image_url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RS29866_20250702_130320905_iOS-1776144339.jpg","media_credit":"Mathilde Vu/NRC","published_at":"2026-04-15T08:02:22","published_at_display":"15 Apr 2026, 08:02 GMT","title":"Amina fled Khartoum with her four children after her husband vanished during the conflict's initial days. For two weeks, she journeyed on foot, concealing herself at checkpoints and traveling under cover of darkness until reaching the Nuba Mountains - a region already struggling to accommodate countless displaced families. By observing others, she constructed a shelter and sacrificed her own food portions to feed her children. When a modest cash transfer finally arrived months later, she invested in sorghum seeds for planting and several chickens. South Kordofan, Sudan. [Mathilde Vu/NRC]"},{"image_url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RS32615_DSC_0258-1776144345.jpg","media_credit":"Karl Schembri/NRC","published_at":"2026-04-15T08:02:22","published_at_display":"15 Apr 2026, 08:02 GMT","title":"Local responders, with NRC's support, provide porridge to children and sorghum with beans to adults at Thobo camp's reception area. Throughout Sudan and Chad, approximately one in three aid recipients continue to share their limited resources with others - whether neighbours, strangers, or anyone arriving with less (NRC survey, April 2026). For three years, this grassroots solidarity has served as the unseen foundation of humanitarian response. Thobo Camp, South Kordofan, Sudan. [Karl Schembri/NRC]"},{"image_url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RS34220_IMG_E0833-1776144455.jpg","media_credit":"Ahmed Elsir/NRC","published_at":"2026-04-15T08:02:22","published_at_display":"15 Apr 2026, 08:02 GMT","title":"Children gather at a water point in Goz al-Salam camp. The humanitarian crisis in Sudan has reached critical levels, with more than 80 percent of displaced families now skipping meals to survive. Alarmingly, 18 percent of households have been forced to send their children to work. Across the border in Chad, one in four women lacks access to any toilet or latrine facilities, subjecting them to harassment and violence during their extended journeys to find water. The trauma and hardships these children are experiencing will leave lasting impacts that will continue long after this conflict ends. Goz al-Salam camp, Kosti, White Nile State, Sudan. [Ahmed Elsir/NRC]"},{"image_url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RS33250_IMG_7808-1776144369.jpg","media_credit":"Elias Abu Ata/NRC","published_at":"2026-04-15T08:02:22","published_at_display":"15 Apr 2026, 08:02 GMT","title":"Om Bakheeta Siddiq welcomed displaced families into her home in Um Hani village for three years, providing them with beds, mattresses, food, and water until roads reopened and they could finally return home. \\\"When I see someone struggling, I give without expecting anything in return,\\\" she says. \\\"When these people came to us, they were already like family.\\\" After enduring four displacements, nearly two-thirds of people report being completely exhausted with no resources remaining. Um Hani village, Sudan. [Elias Abu Ata/NRC]"},{"image_url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RS33247_IMG_7926-1776144362.jpg","media_credit":"Elias Abu Ata/NRC","published_at":"2026-04-15T08:02:22","published_at_display":"15 Apr 2026, 08:02 GMT","title":"Thuraya Hamad al-Nil fled Khartoum to find refuge in Fangooga, where the local community embraced her, providing shelter and crucial support during her most difficult months. She participated in agricultural activities, acquiring new skills she intends to apply upon returning home. The community fostered inclusion by organizing shared iftars during Ramadan. \\\"These moments helped me feel included and reduced the sense of displacement,\\\" she says. Though the local community has been generous, external aid remains minimal in Fangooga, Sudan. [Elias Abu Ata/NRC]"},{"image_url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RS28582_IMG_2655-1776144330.jpeg","media_credit":"Marwan Mohammed/NRC","published_at":"2026-04-15T08:02:22","published_at_display":"15 Apr 2026, 08:02 GMT","title":"In Tawila, North Darfur, displaced residents with barely any resources are preparing meals for those in even more desperate circumstances. Camp committees composed of locals are carefully managing the limited water supplies available. No official infrastructure maintains this system - only individuals who have chosen not to turn a blind eye to others' suffering. According to NRC's survey, approximately one-third of aid recipients across Sudan and Chad continue sharing their provisions with others, despite their own dwindling supplies. Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan. [Marwan Mohammed/NRC]"},{"image_url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RS33568_untitled-5460-1776144419.jpg","media_credit":"Enayatullah Azad/NRC","published_at":"2026-04-15T08:02:22","published_at_display":"15 Apr 2026, 08:02 GMT","title":"Abulay Jerema Osman oversees a well situated at a 20-minute walk from Goudrane refugee camp, serving both livestock and displaced persons. \\\"Many refugees are coming from the camp to this well. Here they can take the water freely. We are happy the refugees can get safety here in Chad. They are our guests.\\\" However, he speaks candidly about the constraints: \\\"The international community needs to help Chad support the refugees. The situation for the refugees here is very tough.\\\" Outside Goudrane refugee camp, eastern Chad. [Enayatullah Azad/NRC]"},{"image_url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RS22838_20240422-232A5041-1776144322.jpg","media_credit":"Richard Ashton/NRC","published_at":"2026-04-15T08:02:22","published_at_display":"15 Apr 2026, 08:02 GMT","title":"A man passes a makeshift stall offering toothbrushes, a tin of juice, and small food packets at Renk transit centre. With virtually no formal employment available, many displaced individuals in Renk must resort to selling whatever items they can to survive. South Sudan has absorbed more than one million people fleeing Sudan's war (UNHCR), creating an overwhelming burden on a nation already struggling with its own severe humanitarian crisis. Nearly 75 percent of displaced households in the region have no source of income. Renk transit centre, South Sudan. 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[Tomas Cuesta/AFP]"},{"image_url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AFP__20260413__A7E49FE__v1__MidRes__ArgentinaMaradonaSoupKitchen-1776152835.jpg","media_credit":"Tomas Cuesta/AFP","published_at":"2026-04-14T09:10:25","published_at_display":"14 Apr 2026, 09:10 GMT","title":"People line up to receive food outside the yard of the childhood home of the late football star Diego Maradona. [Tomas Cuesta/AFP]"},{"image_url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AFP__20260413__A7E49EW__v2__MidRes__TopshotArgentinaMaradonaSoupKitchen-1776152820.jpg","media_credit":"Tomas Cuesta/AFP","published_at":"2026-04-14T09:10:25","published_at_display":"14 Apr 2026, 09:10 GMT","title":"The second trial over the death of football star Diego Maradona begins on Tuesday, after the first one, which took place last year, was annulled when it was discovered that one of the judges was taking part in a clandestine documentary about the proceedings. 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[Tomas Cuesta/AFP]"},{"image_url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AFP__20260413__A7E49FJ__v1__MidRes__ArgentinaMaradonaSoupKitchen-1776152841.jpg","media_credit":"Tomas Cuesta/AFP","published_at":"2026-04-14T09:10:25","published_at_display":"14 Apr 2026, 09:10 GMT","title":"Diego Maradona would be happy, his fans say. [Tomas Cuesta/AFP]"},{"image_url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AFP__20260413__A7E49FK__v2__MidRes__TopshotArgentinaMaradonaSoupKitchen-1776152844.jpg","media_credit":"Tomas Cuesta/AFP","published_at":"2026-04-14T09:10:25","published_at_display":"14 Apr 2026, 09:10 GMT","title":"A man sits in front of a mural depicting late football star Diego Maradona and reading in Spanish \\\"Fiorito city of God\\\", at the yard of the childhood home of the late football star Diego Maradona. 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