This mother took her four children and ran into the forest when fighting broke out in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
{"Image ImageDescription": "On 20 January 2018 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ngalula Badiendele and her children visit Saint Martyr Health Centre in the city of Kananga in the Kasa\u00ef region. They have come for a one-day nutrition screening session at the UNICEF-supported health facility, which provides free treatment for malnourished children. None of Ms. Badiendele\u2019s four children have an appetite, and the two children in her arms, son Kajunga (left), 17 months old, and daughter Tshipala (right), 3, are both malnourished. \u201cWe had to leave to the bush when the clashes broke out. We walked for one day and then built a shelter. We stayed there for one month. When we heard the security was better we came back but soon fights happened again. And we had to leave again to the forest, where we stayed again for one month. Life was not easy at the time. It still isn\u2019t. I just hope peace will come back so my family will live like we used to,\u201d Ms. Badiendele said.\r\n\r\nViolence and insecurity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to seriously impede access to critical b services for millions of children country-wide. As a result of the continuing conflict, over 13 million people across the country, including 7.9 million children, need humanitarian assistance. Many people are also internally displaced; about 7.7 million people are facing severe food insecurity; and at least 1.9 million children under the age of 5 are suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM). \n\nIn the Kasa\u00ef region, the needs of displaced and returning families remain enormous as a result of violence, mass displacement and reduced agricultural production over the past 18 months. Severe food insecurity now affects large parts of the volatile region, leaving most households unable to work their land to grow crops, and little produce to buy or sell at local markets. An estimated 400,000 children under the age of 5 in the region are severely malnourished and are at risk of dying if not reached with urgent lif", "Image Model": "Canon EOS 5D Mark III", "Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image XResolution": "240", "Image YResolution": "240", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "Photoshelter http://www.photoshelter.com", "Image DateTime": "2018:02:19 03:11:38", "Image Artist": "\u00a9 UNICEF/UN0184758/Tremeau", "Image Copyright": "\u00a9 Notice: UNICEF photographs are copyrighted and may not be reproduced in any medium without written permission from authorized", "Image ExifOffset": "2406", "EXIF ExposureTime": "1/800", "EXIF FNumber": "16/5", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Manual", "EXIF ISOSpeedRatings": "400", "EXIF SensitivityType": "Recommended Exposure Index", "EXIF RecommendedExposureIndex": "400", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0230", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2018:01:20 00:00:00", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2018:01:20 00:00:00", "EXIF ShutterSpeedValue": "6201/643", "EXIF ApertureValue": "4561/1359", "EXIF ExposureBiasValue": "0", "EXIF MaxApertureValue": "3", "EXIF MeteringMode": "Pattern", "EXIF Flash": "Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode", "EXIF FocalLength": "123", "EXIF SubSecTimeOriginal": "00", "EXIF SubSecTimeDigitized": "00", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "904", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "729", "EXIF FocalPlaneXResolution": "1600", "EXIF FocalPlaneYResolution": "1600", "EXIF FocalPlaneResolutionUnit": "3", "EXIF CustomRendered": "Normal", "EXIF ExposureMode": "Manual Exposure", "EXIF WhiteBalance": "Auto", "EXIF SceneCaptureType": "Standard", "EXIF BodySerialNumber": "009701000206", "EXIF LensSpecification": "[70, 200, 0, 0]", "EXIF LensModel": "EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM", "EXIF LensSerialNumber": "000043fb0f"}