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13 January 2014 - The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a new emergency operation to expand assistance to people affected by crisis in South Sudan, according to a statement the agency issued today.
12 January 2014 - There was nothing for South Sudanese people to celebrate on 9 January this year, a South Sudanese refugee now living at a camp in Uganda’s Arua District said recently.
9 January 2014 - A top UN official announced today in New York the allocation of $15 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support relief efforts in South Sudan.
9 January 2014 - The 5,500-strong surge in UN peacekeepers and equipment for South Sudan could take up to eight weeks to be fully deployed on the ground, the top peacekeeping official said in New York today.
8 January 2014 - At least 58 civilians, mainly women and children, who fled conflict in Mundri last week arrived in the Western Equatoria State capital Yambio today.
9 January 2014 - Nearly a month after fighting began in South Sudan, thousands of civilians taking refuge in UNMISS camps in Juba show few signs of returning home.
8 January 2014 - Two top UNMISS officials are meeting today with families displaced by ongoing violence between pro- and anti-government forces in South Sudan’s Upper Nile and Unity states.
6 January 2014 - UNICEF began measles and polio vaccinations with vitamin A supplements, rapid nutrition screening and deworming for 3,250 children under the age of 15 at an internally displaced persons camp (IDP) today in Bentiu, Unity State.
7 January 2014 - As fighting in parts of South Sudan continues despite ceasefire talks, thousands of civilians are fleeing to neighbouring countries, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported today.
6 January 2014 - To boost UNMISS bases with personnel and equipment in tackling the crisis in South Sudan, three helicopters had been deployed to the national capital Juba, a UN spokesperson said in New York today.