Left Behind: Sudan's Lost Children | NowThis World

Описание: Hundreds of refugees are still waiting to be resettled, 30 years after fleeing conflict and persecution.
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In the 1990s, the world was shocked by the horrific stories of thousands of young children fleeing Sudan’s war by foot on their own. These children became known as the “lost boys” even though they included some girls too. Although some countries, including the United States, took some of them in, hundreds of those who were also waiting for there chance at being resettled are still waiting.
This all began when civil war broke out in Sudan in 1980s. Up to 2 million people were killed over the course of the war. And no one was spared from the violence — not even children.

Thousands of young kids, mostly boys, fled the war by foot. Leaving behind their families for safety. They embarked on a brutal thousand mile walk to Ethiopia. But many of the children wouldn’t make it.

Many died from hunger and dehydration along their journey, some were even killed by wild animals or drowned crossing rivers.

And the ones who made it safely to Ethiopia would soon find themselves on the move again - driven out by violence in 1991. Those who survived made their way to Northern Kenya.

But what happens when refugees are forgotten? When decades pass, hopes wain, and everything stays the same? For this episode of NowThis World we are in the Kakuma Refugee Camp that was created in 1992 for these children, to speak to some of the refugees who still live there more than 20 years later. We find out what happens when a camp that was built as a temporary solution, becomes a permanent home.

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