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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.

09 Jan 2014

Top UN officials visit Malakal and Bentiu

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.

08 Jan 2014

Measles and polio vaccinations begin at Bentiu camp

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.

08 Jan 2014

Exodus of refugees from South Sudan picking up, UN reports

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.

08 Jan 2014

UNMISS reinforces capacity to assist South Sudanese

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.

07 Jan 2014

WHO, partners treating displaced South Sudanese

6 January 2013 - Over 2,000 South Sudanese wounded in fighting that broke out on 15 December had received surgical treatment from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, according to a report issued by WHO today.

07 Jan 2014

IOM appeals for $23.2 million to assist South Sudan

6 January 2014 - Seeking funds to assist with South Sudan’s crisis and humanitarian needs, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) today launched an appeal for $23.3 million.

06 Jan 2014

Trapped foreigners relocated from UNMISS Bentiu

5 January 2014 - With little more than the shirts on their backs, some 1,500 foreign nationals have been relocated to Juba or the Sudanese town of Heglig from the UNMISS compound in Bentiu, Unity State.

06 Jan 2014

Lone doctor at Bentiu clinic treating thousands of IDPS

4 January 2014 - Civilians at the UNMISS Bentiu base seeking protection from South Sudanese violence have been receiving life-saving medical care from a UNICEF doctor’s field health clinic.

04 Jan 2014

SPLA to investigate human rights violations

2 January 2014 - The Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) had formed a committee to investigate the involvement of organized forces in killing civilians in Juba, the army Chief of Staff said in Juba today.

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