`` This step in the process is exciting because it 's the end of a long struggle , '' said Vincent Cochetel , the U.S. representative for UNHCR . Supermodel Alek Wek traveled to South Sudan with the U.N . Refugee Agency . A former refugee , Wek fled a violent civil war in the region more than 20 years ago . The newly independent country of South Sudan is facing a refugee crisis . In this photo taken on June 11, 2015, refugees from South Sudan, who are living at an informal settlement near Mbarara, Kenya, wait for food aid distributed by the United Nations World Food Program and other
Supermodel Alek Wek traveled to South Sudan with the U.N . Refugee Agency . A former refugee , Wek fled a violent civil war in the region more than 20 years ago . The newly independent country of South Sudan is facing a refugee crisis . In this photo taken on June 11, 2015, refugees from South Sudan, who are living at an informal settlement near Mbarara, Kenya, wait for food aid distributed by the United Nations World Food Program and other