UNICEF – South Sudan

Arete photographer Kate Holt has travelled to South Sudan many times to document the ongoing civil war and the experiences of the millions of displaced people across the world’s newest country. She has also photographed the work of UNICEF as they provide life-saving emergency relief and support to thousands of people.

Kate’s photographs have been published in The Guardian and Al Jazeera, while the stories of two children she collected have been produced into multimedia slideshows by Jessica Monson.

To mark the third anniversary of war in December 2016, Arete’s designer James Isgrove and copywriter Jessica Monson produced six infographic slides to demonstrate the impact that UNICEF has made over the last three years. In addition, two short films were produced, as well as Kate’s photos being published across the international media.

In March 2017 Arete organised a panel event, in association with UNICEF, at The Frontline Club to discuss the effects of conflict on the country with a group of experts. Arete’s editor Aaron Witchard created a short film that was screened at the event.

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A screenshot of an article from The Guardian featuring Kate Holt's photos from South Sudan with UNICEF

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A young girl carries her family's possessions through the gate of the UN Protection of Civilian Camp (POC) Bentiu, which is now home to over 105,000 people.

A child receives a polio vaccine from a UNICEF volunteer vaccinator at an emergency food distribution site, set up as part of a Rapid Response Mission (RRM) being run by UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) in Thanyang, Unity State, South Sudan.

A child receives a polio vaccination fro a UNICEF volunteer in South Sudan

Newly arrived families wait outside the UN Protection of Civilian Camp (POC) for the gates to open in the morning in Bentiu, South Sudan.

Familes wait outside the gates of a UN Protection of Civilians Camp in South Sudan

Women and their children, displaced by ongoing fighting, camp in the open air while they wait to be registered to receive food aid in Thanyang, Unity State, South Sudan.

Children make a mud replica of a UN base, including soldiers, watch tower and a gun in the Protection of Civilian camp in Bentiu, South Sudan

A grandmother holds her crying child in their traditional hut in the town of Kuach, Unity State, South Sudan.

A family that recently left Leer, South Sudan, pose for a photograph on the road from Bentiu town to the Protection of Civilians Camp, where they are headed.

A baby reaches out to touch children through a fence that divides the UN Protection of Civilian Camp into two parts in Malakal, South Sudan.

A woman empties dishwater into a trench full of dirty water in the UN Protection of Civilians Camp in Malakal, South Sudan.

A young mother who has been displaced by ongoing fighting holds her baby. She is waiting to register to receive a ration card that will allow them to get food aid in Thanyang, Unity State, South Sudan.

A UNMISS (United Nations Peacekeeping Mission to South Sudan) police officer from Rwanda stands guard at the entrance to the UN Protection of Civilian Camp in Malakal, South Sudan.

A young child suffering from vitamin deficiency at an emergency food distribution site, set up by UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) in Thanyang, Unity State, South Sudan.

Tino Kamis in the shelter he shares with his family in the Protection of Civilian Camp in Malakal, South Sudan. "When the fighting happened, we were in the middle. We feared we were going to be killed."

A woman drinks water from a swamp near an emergency food distribution site. The site was set up as part of a Rapid Response Mission, run by UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) in Thanyang, Unity State, South Sudan.

A young girl stands with her water container on a bank in the UN Protection of Civilian Camp in Bentiu, South Sudan.

A woman passes a UN tank with a peacekeeper standing guard as she walks towards the UN Protection of Civilian Camp in Bentiu, South Sudan.

Women carry emergency food supplies from a World Food Programme (WFP) helicopter in Thanyang, South Sudan. Nearly 15,000 people from surrounding areas have come to register for support with UNICEF and the WFP.

A cattle keeper guards his cows in a compound with his young son in the village of Thanyang, South Sudan. Ongoing insecurity in the area is fuelled by conflicts over cattle and grazing.

A young girl and her brother eat boiled corn at an emergency food distribution site set up by UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) in Thanyang, Unity State, South Sudan.

A child receives a polio vaccine from a UNICEF volunteer vaccinator at an emergency food distribution site set up as part of a Rapid Response Mission run by UNICEF and the World Food Programme in Thanyang, Unity State, South Sudan.