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Thousands of people hit by hunger in Leer County in the Unity region turned up at Thonyor Payam on Saturday to register for food aid, following last week's declaration of famine in parts of South Sudan.
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Thousands of people have turned up in famine-struck Leer County to register for food aid delivered by the World Food Programme (WFP) and its humanitarian partners.
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.154
About 100 people participated in a workshop given by UNPOL in Wau on community policing, sexual gender-based violence and other relevant topics.
IOM rapid response team provides vaccinations for infants in Kajo-Keji. IOM Kintamo/2017
Essential medicines and supplies to cholera-affected communities in South Sudan being loaded to a cargo plane for further distribution. Photo by WHO.
Perhaps not the best cocktail in town, but oral cholera vaccine does slow down the spread of the potentially fatal disease. Worth a shot. Photo by WHO.
They should be farming, but can't. The Western Equatoria part of South Sudan, known for and proud of its traditional self-sufficiency and status as "bread basket" of the country, has seen agricultural output drop as a result of conflict.
UNMISS chief David Shearer on his visit to Yambio on 22 February.
UN Secretary-General's opening remarks at joint press conference on humanitarian crises in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen.
UNMISS chief David Shearer (left) and Spokesperson Daniel Dickinson at Wednesday's press briefing in Juba, a first for Mr. Shearer.