Samuel Malwony, 19, who attends high school in Uganda, had just returned home to South Sudan for Christmas break when fighting broke out. Unable to find his father, he sought shelter in a United Nations compound.
As the crisis in South Sudan escalates, the International Rescue Committee continues to ramp up its emergency response throughout eastern Africa. The IRC's Sophia Jones-Mwangi recently returned from the capital, Juba, where she spoke with 19-year-old Samuel Malwony.