Washington, Feb. 26 -- Nyabong Puok is a 35-year-old South Sudanese mother of six living in Jewi Refugee Camp, in Ethiopia's Gambella region. She is one of thousands of South Sudanese who fled their homes seeking a safe place where they and their families could settle and start a new life. Gambella is home to more than 410,000 refugees hosted in seven camps-with more pouring in every new day, escaping the escalating violence in their home country.
"The fighting intensified and we were so afraid that we would all die," remembers Nyabong, tears streaming down her cheeks. "I lost all my brothers and one brother-in-law. One day, we heard loud explosions outside our house-our neighbors had been attacked. We stayed indoors until the situation ca...