6 May 2014 - More than 11,000 people escaping violence in Nasir, Upper Nile State, have fled across the Ethiopian border in the last 72 hours, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said today. The agency reported a sharp rise in the…
6 May 2014 - Humanitarian partners are working together to overcome challenges in providing assistance to over 100,000 displaced people (IDPs) in Awerial County, Lakes State, aid workers said today. “We are concerned about…
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his Special Representative Hilde F. Johnson speaking to woman seeking shelter at UNMISS base in Juba. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Gideon
6 May 2014 - So many people have been killed in South Sudan’s conflict, that the country’s leaders should feel “a sense of political responsibility”, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said at the end of a one-day visit to Juba…
6 May 2014 - South Sudan President Salva Kiir today reiterated his willingness to hold talks with opposition leader Riek Machar. In a press briefing after meeting with visiting UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Juba…
6 May 2014 - The United Nations was doing its best to improve living conditions for people seeking shelter at its bases, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told displaced people in Juba today. Mr. Ban, who is on a one-day visit to…
6 May 2014 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Juba today for a one-day visit to South Sudan. The top UN official was met at Juba International Airport by his Special Representative to the country, Hilde…
5 May 2014- UN Police Adviser Stefan Feller today met with displaced people seeking shelter at the UNMISS base in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal. “I am here to assess the challenging situation in which my colleagues…
5 May 2014 - Seeking to promote harmony among displaced people seeking shelter at the UNMISS base in the Upper Nile State capital Malakal, the mission today started training women on their role in peace building. “Women have…
2 May 2014 - President Salva Kiir has expressed willingness to travel to Ethiopia for talks and to consider forming a transitional government as part of efforts to end the crisis in South Sudan, U.S. Secretary of State John…
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry with Ambassador Susan Page and South Sudanese government officials after he arrived in Juba as part of efforts to end conflict. Photo:UNMISS/Isaac Gideon