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The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien, who is currently visiting South Sudan, has demanded unhindered access for humanitarian and aid workers…
The United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF and the NGO INTERSOS are working collectively to tackle the lack of educational materials reported by students to improve the teaching standard at the UNMISS Protection of Civilian…
Following deeply disturbing reports of sexual violence against civilians in the vicinity of the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site at UN House in Juba, UNMISS and partners are stepping up efforts to protect vulnerable girls…
Rumbek was recently one of the most insecure towns in South Sudan. At times when I spoke with people in Juba and told them I was working there, I was met with pity. It was the example of how intercommunal violence can disrupt…
29 July 2016 - The Security Council today extended for two weeks the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), allowing time for its membership to consider options on adapting the operation’s mandate amid renewed…
Five runners who fled South Sudan have been given the chance to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games as refugees. On Thursday, they boarded a plane in Kenya, bound for the Brazilian city that's hosting the world's biggest…
The Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) is establishing a community radio in Yirol West County, of Eastern Lakes. The UNESCO-funded project will target the community members in and around Yirol Town…
The Dutch Embassy in Juba has issued a statement reaffirming its continued assistance to the people of South Sudan, in view of the dire humanitarian situation prevailing in the country. “The release was issued to assure the…
An Amnesty official has spoken out against what she said were rights abuses in South Sudan, charging that the National Security Service (NSS) repeatedly engages in arbitrary arrests and detention. “They have held people…
Desperate for peace, a group of women in South Sudan have resorted to prayer sessions at the Mausoleum in Juba to seek divine intervention in the country. “What we see in the country is not good at all. We have urged dialogue…
Meanwhile, the Uganda Joint Christian Council plans to write a joint statement addressing the leadership in Juba appealing for peace. Bishop Onono Onweng says at the heart of this statement to be released later this week is a…
Meanwhile, the Uganda Joint Christian Council plans to write a joint statement addressing the leadership in Juba appealing for peace. Bishop Onono Onweng says at the heart of this statement to be released later this week is a…