For the last 20 years, civil war has raged in Sudan, killing and displacing millions. 'Lost Boys of Sudan' follows two young refugees from the Dinka tribe, Peter and Santino, through their first year in America. Along with 20,000 other boys, they lost their families and wandered hundreds of miles across the desert seeking safety. After a decade in a Kenyan refugee camp, nearly 4,000 'lost boys' have come to the U.S. | Read the synopsis »

Premiered: Sept. 28, 2004 at 10PM | Check for Rebroadcasts

ONE DAY I HAD TO RUN

In 1988 an estimated 17,000 young refugees fled the civil war in Sudan to safety in Ethiopia. When the Marxist Mengistu govenment fell in Ethiopia in 1991, these "lost boys" were forced to flee back to Sudan, crossing the Gilo River and risking violence and starvation. John Deng Langbany, a refugee who was five years old when he left Sudan, tells the story of the journey from Sudan to Ethiopia, and ultimately, to the US.  » 

IN SEARCH OF THE "DURABLE SOLUTION"

What is the purpose of US refugee policy? Should refugees be resettled in their home countries? How has 9/11 changed the outlook of emigration? Five experts from the field talk about these and other issues involved with working with refugee children and orphans such as the Lost Boys.  »