Juba, Dec 2010: Southerners, just returned from the north to vote in the independence referendum, wait at a UNHCR transit camp

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JUBA, SOUTHERN SUDAN, 7th December 2010: Daughter of Paulina Adolfo, 38, arrived yesterday with her 7 young children on a plane organised by GOSS (Government of Southern Sudan). She used to sell home-made beer in Khartoum but she and her colleagues who brewed beer were beaten up Khartoum government agents. UNHCR transit camp on the outskirts of Juba. Two coaches organised by UNHCR and GOSS (prepare to take around 100 Southern Sudanese returnees from Khartoum to their home villages in Eastern Equitoria. Those without housing are provided with emergency relief by GOSS, and can stay temporarily in churches and schools. People can stay here for up to three days and are provided with blankets, shelter and basic food items. Photo by Mike Goldwater / Christian Aid

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