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South Sudan: UN humanitarians forced to cut aid to 1.7 million people
Food assistance to 1.7 million people in South Sudan has been suspended, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on…
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South Sudan: Political violence on the rise, UN rights experts warn
UN human rights experts have warned of increased political violence and polarization between communities across the world’s youngest country, South…
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Radio Miraya builds trust in South Sudan, amid hate and disinformation
Although internal conflict erupted within the world’s youngest country after independence in 2011, Radio Miraya, the news service launched by…
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UN mission calls for probe into deadly attack in South Sudan
Authorities in South Sudan must investigate a report of deadly intercommunal violence in Jonglei State earlier this week, the UN…
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South Sudan: Senior UN official condemns killing of humanitarian worker
The UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan has strongly condemned the killing of a UN-contracted aid worker on Sunday, that…
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South Sudan: ‘Headwinds’ warning from UN mission chief over peace accord
The UN Special Representative in South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, issued a warning to the Security Council on Wednesday that new “headwinds” could threaten the country’s fragile peace accord, following years of brutal civil conflict. “I call on the…
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‘Overzealous’ security services undermining South Sudan peace: rights experts
State security forces in South Sudan have been responsible for imposing new and potentially arbitrary restrictions against the country’s most prominent civil society leaders, issuing “credible” death threats that have undermined peace…
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UNHCR responding to worst flooding in decades in South Sudan
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is supporting the Government of South Sudan in assisting people hit hard by the worst flooding there in decades. Weeks of…
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New South Sudan Parliament can ‘infuse urgency’ into peace process
South Sudan has made history with the appointment of two women to senior leadership positions within its Transitional National Legislature,…
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South Sudan: Cash shortage triggers food suspensions for 100,000 displaced
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday that beginning next month, funding shortages will force it to suspend…
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