South Sudan: UN agencies urge immediate action to avert deepening food crisis
Aug 02, 2023, at 08:04 pm
New York: UN food security agencies on Tuesday warned that South Sudan faces a severe humanitarian crisis unless immediate action and investment are taken to address food insecurity, climate challenges, and insecurity.
‘Overzealous’ security services undermining South Sudan peace: rights experts
Oct 22, 2021, at 05:47 pm
New York: 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 efforts, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday.
Egypt welcomes formation of unity gov't in South Sudan
Feb 24, 2020, at 10:12 am
Cairo/Xinhua: Egypt welcomed the formation of a transitional unity government in South Sudan, hoping it would lead to comprehensive peace in the country, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
South Sudan: political will needed to form a unified government, on the road to peace
Dec 18, 2019, at 10:10 am
New York/IBNS: Extending the deadline for the establishment of a unity government in South Sudan has helped maintain a ceasefire but also disillusioned many citizens, the Security Council heard on Tuesday.
South Sudan’s women caught up in ‘futile man’s war’ UN gender equality chief
Nov 17, 2018, at 08:49 am
New York, Nov 17 (IBNS): The women of South Sudan are leading calls for political and militia leaders to honour the recent revitalized peace agreement, and end what they regard as a “futile man’s war”, the head of the UN gender equality agency, UN Women, told the Security Council on Friday.
South Sudan: Rebuilt bridge in Upper Nile helping local communities, improving aid delivery
Jan 13, 2018, at 02:24 pm
New York, Jan 13 (JEN): For Samuel James Ayot, a villager from Akoka in rural north South Sudan, accessing basic services and earning a livelihood does not mean having to make a perilous neck-deep wade across a river, thanks to the tireless efforts of Indian peacekeepers from the United Nations mission there, who rebuilt a bridge and connected his village to a major provincial town.
South Sudan: First UN safe haven for displaced civilians closes
Dec 21, 2017, at 07:21 pm
New York, Dec 21(Just Earth News): The first ‘Protection of Civilians’ site – a place of refuge and safety set up next to a United Nations base in South Sudan – has been successfully closed after internally displaced families expressed the desire and confidence to return to their homes, the UN mission in the country said Wednesday.
South Sudan: Security Council urged to do more to protect civilians, help end violence
Dec 08, 2017, at 09:56 am
New York, Dec 8(Just Earth News): With the conflict in South Sudan entering its fifth year, senior United Nations officials on Thursday expressed concern about the precarious security situation and bleak humanitarian conditions in the world’s youngest country.
South Sudan's leaders must pull country back from 'impending abyss,' UN peacekeeping chief
Oct 18, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Oct 18(Just Earth News): Amid worsening security and the dire humanitarian and human rights situation in South Sudan, the head of United Nations peacekeeping operations on Tuesday called on the international community to demand that the country's leadership act in a manner that is expected of them.
South Sudan refugees in Uganda exceed one million; UN renews appeal for help
Aug 18, 2017, at 06:01 am
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): As the number of refugees from South Sudan in Uganda passes one million – the vast majority of whom are women and children – the United Nations refugee agency on Thursday reiterated its call for urgent additional support.
In South Sudan, UN peacekeeping chief says regional engagement 'good thing' for peace process
Aug 03, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Aug 3(Just Earth News): The United Nations peacekeeping chief said today the involvement of eastern African countries in revitalizing the peace process in South Sudan was among the main topics he discussed with that nation's President, describing such regional engagement “a good thing.â€
In South Sudan, UN peacekeeping chief urges an end to fighting to give peace process 'better chance'
Aug 02, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Aug 2(Just Earth News): The conflict in South Sudan has to end in order to give the peace process there “a better chance of success,†the top United Nations peacekeeping official said on Tuesday, kicking off a three-day trip to the African country.
Five years into South Sudan's independence, children denied childhoods – UNICEF
Jul 09, 2017, at 05:49 am
New York, July 8(Just Earth News): As South Sudan enters its sixth year of independence, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is calling the situation in the country “a catastrophe for children†and cautioned that they are being denied a childhood in nearly all aspects of their lives.
Jun 22, 2017, at 02:18 pm
New York, June 22(Just Earth News): Deliberate actions by the Government and opposition armed forces as well as other actors to advance their political goals continue to severely undermine efforts to get the country back on the path to peace and development, the top United Nations peacekeeping official has warned.
May 25, 2017, at 01:42 pm
New York, May 25(Just Earth News): Despite “appalling conditions†in South Sudan, it is not too late to save more people from dying, the head of the United Nations agriculture agency said on Wednesday, joining the World Food Programme (WFP) chief in a call to all parties enmeshed in the country’s conflict to end the violence and work together to ensure access to food and other life-saving support.
The ‘cycle of revenge’ in South Sudan will hurt everyone – UN envoy
May 12, 2017, at 02:09 pm
New York, May 12(Just Earth News): Deteriorating security in parts of South Sudan coupled with increased displacement could worsen the humanitarian suffering in the country through outbreaks of diseases such as diarrhoea and even cholera, the United Nations envoy for the country has warned.
South Sudan: UN peacekeepers deployed to enable aid delivery to Upper Nile's Aburoc area
May 08, 2017, at 04:55 am
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has urgently deployed peacekeeping troops to Aburoc in the Upper Nile region to help enable the delivery of much needed humanitarian assistance to the 50,000 people displaced from home, the Mission said on Sunday.
South Sudan’s political process ‘not dead’ but needs ‘resuscitation’ – UN envoy
Apr 26, 2017, at 01:06 pm
New York, Apr 26(Just Earth News): The political process in South Sudan is not dead but requires significant resuscitation, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the crisis-torn country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
'Horrible attack' in South Sudan town sends thousands fleeing across border – UN refugee agency
Apr 08, 2017, at 05:21 am
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): Host communities and aid agencies in Uganda are struggling to feed and shelter new refugees who have been displaced following a spike in violence in parts of neighbouring South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria province, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday.
South Sudan now world's fastest growing refugee crisis – UN refugee agency
Mar 18, 2017, at 05:42 am
New York, Mar 18 (Just Earth News): The number of South Sudanese fleeing their homes is “alarming,†the United Nations refugee agency on Friday said, announcing that 1.6 million people have either been displaced or fled to neighbouring countries in the past eight months ago.
Fighting reaches 'worrying proportions' in South Sudan's north-east – UN mission
Feb 10, 2017, at 12:52 pm
New York, Feb 10 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Thursday voiced concern about an escalation in the fighting between Government and opposition forces in the west bank of the River Nile in the African country's north.
South Sudan: UN and regional partners call for immediate cessation of hostilities
Jan 30, 2017, at 01:05 pm
New York, Jan 30 (Just Earth News): The United Nations, the African Union (AU) and regional partners on Sunday reiterated their call for an immediate cessation of hostilities in South Sudan and urged the parties to ensure an inclusive political process, both in the proposed National Dialogue and in the implementation of the 2015 peace agreement.
South Sudan: UN mission chief meets President Kiir, pledges commitment to regional force
Jan 27, 2017, at 01:56 pm
New York, Jan 27 (Just Earth News): The newly arrived head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, David Shearer, has met with President Salva Kiir in the country’s capital of Juba, where he reiterated the Mission’s commitment to supporting peace efforts.
Three years into conflict, humanitarian needs in South Sudan continue to rise – UN relief wing
Dec 23, 2016, at 02:59 pm
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News):Since fighting first erupted in South Sudan three years back, tens of thousands have died, food insecurity and acute malnutrition are at unprecedented levels, and more than three million have been driven from their homes, the United Nations humanitarian arm has reported.
Act now to halt South Sudan’s ‘trajectory towards mass atrocities,’ Ban urges Security Council
Dec 20, 2016, at 03:41 pm
New York, Dec 20 (Just Earth News):Amid growing tensions and increasing despair among South Sudan’s population, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday warned that the international community’s failure to act now could put the country on a trajectory towards mass atrocities.
Possibility of genocide in South Sudan is ‘all too real,’ Ban warns in opinion piece
Dec 17, 2016, at 01:53 pm
New York, Dec 17 (Just Earth News):Given the scale of the disaster in South Sudan, the United Nations Security Council, regional organizations and the international community must step up to their responsibility to the help the country’s people, who have suffered through three years of bloody conflict, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Fridayin an opinion piece published by Newsweek.
Number of children recruited into South Sudanese conflict passes 17,000 – UNICEF
Dec 16, 2016, at 02:54 pm
New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News): According to new figures released by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), some 1,300 children were recruited by armed forces and armed groups in 2016, bringing the total number of children used in conflict since 2013 to more than 17,000.
UN rights chief urges establishment of hybrid court for atrocities in South Sudan
Dec 15, 2016, at 02:02 pm
New York, Dec 15 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday urged the African Union to quickly establish the hybrid court for South Sudan to investigate and prosecute those bearing criminal responsibility for the atrocities.
South Sudan: Bureaucratic obstacles hindering relief work must stop, says senior UN official
Dec 01, 2016, at 05:24 am
New York, Nov 30 (Just Earth News): Expressing deep concern over the impact of a series of bureaucratic impediments and access constraints on relief operations, a senior United Nations humanitarian official in South Sudan has called on all parties to allow free, safe and unhindered humanitarian access to the people in need.
‘Hang on to every little glimmer of hope,’ says UN envoy for South Sudan
Nov 29, 2016, at 12:56 pm
New York, Nov 29 (Just Earth News): All people in South Sudan, regardless of their ethnic affiliation, must unite towards creating a national identify, the head of the United Nations mission there urged on Monday, underscoring the potential of the resource-rich African country to prosper despite its ongoing challenges.