YIDA, South Sudan (AP) — An unexploded bomb sticks out of the earth. Foxholes have been dug by aid workers fearing more airstrikes from Sudan. Streams of hungry refugees are pouring in.

South Sudan is facing a humanitarian crisis with more than half its population threatened by food shortages because of its ongoing conflict with Sudan, the UN has warned.

Commentary: Rape and domestic violence are all too common for females who fled Nuba Mountains.
 

Nine months after the separation of South Sudan from the north, the two sides are now involved in daily border skirmishes. The international community is doing little to help and the UN forces are also powerless.