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An estimated 4,000 displaced civilians sheltering at the UNMISS base in Bentiu, Unity State, have left for safer destinations with the help of government transport. Almost 5,000 remain in the protected area. Photo: UNMISS…

17 January 2014 - The conflict in South Sudan could now be assessed as an internal armed conflict, UN Assistant-Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonovic said at a press conference in Juba today.“In a legal sense, it…

Standing guard to protect residents of UNMISS Tomping internally displaced person camp (IDP), Juba. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Billy

17 January 2014 - Health workers at the UNMISS Juba Tomping base, which now hosts over 17,000 displaced South Sudanese, were facing tremendous challenges, the hospital commandant said today. Although it had only 25 beds, 100…

16 January 2014 - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has put in place four surgical teams to provide emergency medical assistance to people injured in the South Sudanese conflict, the organization said today…

16 January 2014 - The United Nations would protect the human rights of all South Sudanese people, regardless of ethnicity or political affiliation, a senior UN official said in the Jonglei State capital Bor today. Speaking at…

15 January 2014 - During recent fighting in Upper Nile State, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) treated 116 people with gunshot wounds in Malakal and Nasir, the organization said in a statement today.…

16 January 2014 - A report on human rights violations in the South Sudan conflict would be released in the next few weeks, a top UN official said today in Juba. “I can announce that in a couple of weeks there will be…

16 January 2014 - Some 30,000 feet above the ground in South Sudan, the pilot of an Australian C-17 Globemaster was kitted out in a flak jacket and helmut, preparing to clear the country’s airspace.“We’re flying at a specific…

As civilians continue to face peril in South Sudan, the first group of 25 Nepalese military reinforcements arrived today in Juba from the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). 15 January 2014. Photos: UNMISS/Isaac…

15 January 2014 - A group of South Sudanese women said today they wanted to be included in ongoing peace negotiations in Addis Ababa to resolve conflict in their country. Under the umbrella “The South Sudan Women Leaders for…

15 January 2014 - UNMISS will use all resources available to protect civilians taking refuge in UN compounds from continuing conflict in South Sudan, UNMISS Spokesperson Ariane Quentier told UN Radio Miraya today. “The UN…