Christopher Farber

Photography: Fragile Ground - Sudan

A young Sudanese boy recovering from measles is medically screened before relocation to Mundri, which his family left up to 16 years ago because of the civil war. Because of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between North and South Sudan, many refugees are returning to reclaim their land, and are pushing IDP's out of the areas they have squatted in for almost two decades. The relocation is being facilitated by the International Organization for Migration. The boy is told he will be left behind and must travel at a later date, due the the risk of spreading measles to other children during transit.
A young Sudanese boy recovering from measles is medically screened before relocation to Mundri, which his family left up to 16 years ago because of the civil war. Because of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between North and South Sudan, many refugees are returning to reclaim their land, and are pushing IDP's out of the areas they have squatted in for almost two decades. The relocation is being facilitated by the International Organization for Migration. The boy is told he will be left behind and must travel at a later date, due the the risk of spreading measles to other children during transit.