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“I sent my sons away, because it is too dangerous for them here in Malakal.” Those are the words of mother of six, Salua Dohka. She is one of tens of thousands of people who fled their homes in the Upper Nile town of Malakal…
The refugee office in Uganda says it has been receiving an influx of up to 4,000 South Sudanese refugees every day for the past one week. Apollo Kazungu, the commissioner for refugees in the office of the Prime Minister in…
The National Adaption Programme of Action (NAPA) for climate change was launched in Juba today, as part of the government’s global obligation to taking action to lessen effects of climate change. The 60-page document was…
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has facilitated a unique two-day-long peace forum in Pariang, north of Bentiu. The dialogue was the first time that the peacekeeping mission brought together representatives…
As South Sudan joined the rest of the world to mark World Radio Day, the government and people of South Sudan were urged to make better use of radio to promote the peace process. The theme for this year’s celebrations is…
The members of the Security Council strongly condemned continued fighting across South Sudan, particularly incidents in the Equatoria and Upper Nile regions of South Sudan and called on all parties to cease hostilities…
Mother of three Mary Nyalok believes she is no different from the other 120,000 internally displaced people living in an UN-protected camp in Bentiu in South Sudan when she says that “if the guns are silent, I will go home.”…
A group of energetic and dynamic youth is demanding an end to bloodshed in 2017. The youth advocacy group Ana Taban has launched a campaign dubbed #Bloodshedfree2017, calling on the country’s leaders to stop the fighting and…
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in collaboration with partners are educating school children in the UN Protection of Civilian (PoC) site on the risks of landmines and other Explosive Remnants of War (ERWs)…
On Tuesday 7 February the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), in coordination with the government, began rehabilitation work at the airstrip in Torit. UNMISS is providing heavy machinery, other equipment and…
Youth activist and part-time teacher Riak Maker Mading says the people of South Sudan need to work on building a strong national identity to counter hate speech and restore the fractured social fabric. “We don’t know each…
The Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan and Special Representative of the Secretary-General is continuing with his 2-day visit to the Unity area with a call for peace to allow displaced people to return to their homes…