South Sudan: As many as 2m children are suffering from malnutrition

The Irish Examiner travelled to South Sudan to meet with some of the 1.1m refugees who have fled across the border from civil war in Sudan. Women, children and men all shared stories of pain but also of their hope for something better in their futures

Abuk Malong with her stepson who is being treated at the clinic. Pictures: Eugene Ikol, Concern Worldwide

Cartoon music and canned laughter drift from a small white building, its murals showing breastfeeding mothers and nurses at work.

Inside pink mosquito nets hang above small beds in this South Sudanese health clinic, caring for children suffering from malnutrition and illnesses.