UN and child charity organizations said 4,000 of South Sudanese children who were separated from their families during conflicts in South Sudan have now been reunified.
The milestone was reached when seven-year-old Nyabitu returned to her family home in Kodok on Saturday after living for two years in the UN protection of civilian site in Juba, South Sudan.
In 2014, Nyabitu and her siblings fled their home in Malakal after attacks on the area that left her mother dead. After wandering for days, her older brother got them on to a plane to Juba. They then relocated to the protection of civilians’ site.
UNICEF’s partners have registered a total of 12,809 separated and unaccompanied children since the conflict in South Sudan began in December 2013.
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