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29 April 2014 - With seven million people in South Sudan at risk of food insecurity, the top humanitarian official in the country today called for a one-month truce to allow civilians to cultivate their fields.
30 April 2014 - Expressing graving concern, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay said at a press conference in Juba today that neither South Sudan’s political leaders nor the international community seem to perceive how dangerous the current situation is in the country.
29 April 2014 - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay met with former Vice President Riek Machar at an undisclosed location today.
28 April 2014 - Aiming at resolving the current crisis in South Sudan, peace talks led by the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) resumed in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa today.
Some of hundreds of displaced people seeking refuge at UNMISS base in Western Bahr El-Ghazal State capital Wau. Photo: UNMISS/Micheal Wondi
28 April 2014 - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights arrived in Juba today in the wake of recent killings of civilians in the Unity State capital Bentiu and the Jonglei State capital Bor.
26 April 2014 - To avoid a “terrible crisis” from becoming a “catastrophic crisis”, war-torn South Sudan must keep up agricultural production and continue with development programmes where possible.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay with UN special envoy for the prevention of genocide Adama Dieng and South Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Barnaba Marial Benjamin after meeting to discuss human rights situation in South Sudan. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Gideon
UNMISS peacekeepers strengthening protection site perimeter at mission’s base in Jonglei State capital Bor following attack on civilians on 17 April.
UNMISS staff and peacekeepers outside mosque in Unity State capital Bentiu where more than 200 people were killed on 15 April. Photo: UN/Amanda Weyler