UNMISS staff off-loading materials to fortify its bases in South Sudan, where thousands of civilians have sought shelter. The supplies were flown into Juba from Italy on an Air Force C-17 aircraft provided by the Australian…
6 January 2014 - Seeking funds to assist with South Sudan’s crisis and humanitarian needs, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) today launched an appeal for $23.3 million. Highlighting the organization’s…
5 January 2014 - With little more than the shirts on their backs, some 1,500 foreign nationals have been relocated to Juba or the Sudanese town of Heglig from the UNMISS compound in Bentiu, Unity State. Many lost their…
4 January 2014 - Civilians at the UNMISS Bentiu base seeking protection from South Sudanese violence have been receiving life-saving medical care from a UNICEF doctor’s field health clinic. Dr. Monday Kato has been running…
2 January 2014 - The Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) had formed a committee to investigate the involvement of organized forces in killing civilians in Juba, the army Chief of Staff said in Juba today. Gen. James Hoth…
3 January 2014 - Aid agencies had drawn up a plan for January, February and March to provide protection, water, food, shelter and healthcare for people most affected by ongoing crisis in South Sudan, a top UN official said in…
On the first day of the year, 2014, 14,000 IDPs currently taking refuge in the UN Compound in Juba formed a human chain of peace,in the hope that peace and unity will prevail in South Sudan for 2014 and onwards. 1 January…
31 December 2013 - Seeking too improve security at an UNMISS camp in Bentiu, Unity State, civilians sheltering there organized their first peace meeting today, with support from mission staff. Some 8,000 internally displaced…
31 December 2013 - Seeking too improve security at a crowded UNMISS camp in Bentiu, Unity State, civilians sheltering there organized their first peace meeting today, with support from UNMISS staff. Some 8,000 internally…
30 December 2013 - As conflict continues to rage in South Sudan, the UN moved on diplomatic and military fronts today to quell the violence. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the government to free political prisoners and…
30 December 2013 - Tens of thousands of South Sudanese have arrived in Awerial, Lakes State, after fleeing violence in nearby Bor, according to a statement issued today by the international medical organization Médecins Sans…
28 December 2013 - Individuals behind any internal violence like fighting would be reported to local security forces, UNMISS' Unity Acting State Coordinator told civilians sheltering at the mission's base today in the capital…