Reference :
V-P-NG-E-00631
Date :
14/04/2015
Caption :
Adamawa State, Yola, internally displaced camp.This woman gave birth to her baby boy in the bush while fleeing her hometown that was attacked two months ago.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
She decided to call her baby boy after the name of the soldier who helped her to deliver the baby and saved their lives.
ICRC website, article of the 20th May 2015:
“When families flee their homes, they can no longer tend their fields. When agricultural production drops, trade falls off; a sweeping, downward economic spiral. And when families flee their homes, they get split up. Many displaced people are hosted in villages and towns. This puts a burden on those communities as well.
[...].”
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
2066x3099
Orientation :
portrait
Colour/B&W :
colour
