Refugees Return to Their Villages in Sudan After Long Exile

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While the residents are pleased to be home, they have concerns about insecurity as well as access to basic services, like clean water, healthcare and education for their children. The State government is monitoring the return process to prevent disputes and potential conflict over land ownership.

When the civil war erupted in 2013, the residents of the Hai Matar village, in Sudan, were forced to flee their homes and seek sanctuary in a United Nations Protection of Civilians site in Malakal, Upper Nile. Twelve years later, they have finally returned to the land they left behind, moving into 128 new shelters, built by humanitarians.

The community has also been joined by many returnees who crossed the border back into South Sudan to escape the brutal war in neighbouring Sudan.

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While the residents are pleased to be home, they have concerns about insecurity as well as access to basic services, like clean water, healthcare and education for their children. The State government is monitoring the return process to prevent disputes and potential conflict over land ownership.