South Sudan: UN relief official urges respect for ceasefire, scaling up of aid operations
Nov 22, 2014, at 05:51 pm
New York, Nov 22 (IBNS) Concluding a three-day mission to South Sudan, a senior United Nations relief official has called on all parties to the conflict there to respect their ceasefire commitments, while urging the international community to continue providing support to enable humanitarians to scale up and expand critical aid operations.
South Sudan: Security Council condemns outburst of deadly violence, urges peace
Nov 06, 2014, at 07:13 pm
New York, Nov 6 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council this evening voiced alarm and outrage at the eruption of hostilities in South Sudan over the past week which left numerous civilians dead and injured and placed increasing pressure on the country’s already overwhelming humanitarian crisis.
South Sudan: UN officials welcome launch in of campaign to end use of child soldiers
Oct 30, 2014, at 05:53 pm
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS) The United Nations stands ready to support the Government of South Sudan in its renewed commitment to end the recruitment and use of children in the army, top UN officials declared on Wednesday as the Organization launched a new initiative in the country.
South Sudan: 60 civilians injured in fighting near UN base
Oct 28, 2014, at 09:41 pm
New York, Oct 28 (IBNS): More than 60 civilians were injured yesterday after fighting broke at a protection of civilians site next to the United Nations House on the outskirts of Juba, South Sudan, according to a UN spokesperson.
South Sudan: UN envoy, Government agree on steps to tackle widespread sexual violence
Oct 15, 2014, at 12:07 am
New York, Oct 14 (IBNS) Back from her first visit to South Sudan, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Mrs. Zainab Hawa Bangura warned on Monday that sexual violence is a consistent characteristic of the conflict there, and is being perpetrated by all the parties.
UN chief tells South Sudan leaders to heal suffering they caused
Sep 26, 2014, at 07:44 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday blamed the dire humanitarian situation in South Sudan on the country's leaders, telling them: "You opened the wounds that have caused so much suffering. Now heal them."
Thousands of children at risk of starvation in South Sudan, UNICEF warns
Sep 24, 2014, at 05:03 pm
New York, Sept 24 (IBNS) Thousands of children under the age of five are at risk of dying from malnutrition in South Sudan and 1.5 million people will be in crisis and emergency food insecurity levels from September through December, warned the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday .
South Sudan: Preliminary UN probe shows helicopter was shot down
Sep 10, 2014, at 03:04 pm
New York, Sept 10 (IBNS) The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said on Tuesday its initial investigation Has revealed that UN helicopter that crashed near Bentiu late last month was shot down.
New UN South Sudan envoy stresses civilian protection, national ownership of peace process
Sep 03, 2014, at 06:54 pm
New York, Sept 3 (IBNS) Taking up her post on Tuesday as head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Ellen Margrethe Løj acknowledged that while it was a "huge and difficult" challenge, the job was impossible to turn down because the country's people had fought hard for their independence.
South Sudan: Three dead in UN-contracted helicopter crash near Bentiu
Aug 27, 2014, at 04:39 pm
New York, Aug 27 (IBNS) The United Nations mission in South Sudan has confirmed that three crew members died and another was injured when one of its helicopters crashed on Tuesday near Bentiu, Unity state.
South Sudan on brink of a 'humanitarian catastrophe,' warns senior UN peacekeeping official
Aug 07, 2014, at 03:54 pm
New York, Aug 7 (IBNS) A senior United Nations peacekeeping official on Wednesday warned that after just three years of independence, South Sudan is now on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe and a protracted internal conflict.
UN peacekeepers in South Sudan headed to site of deadly attacks on aid workers
Aug 06, 2014, at 06:25 pm
New York, Aug 6 (IBNS) A unit of United Nations peacekeepers is heading to South Sudan’s Maban County after at least five South Sudanese humanitarian workers were killed earlier on Tuesday by a community-based self defence militia calling itself the Mabanese Defence Forces.
South Sudan: After killing of aid worker in Bunj, UN calls for militias to be reined in
Aug 05, 2014, at 04:22 pm
New York, Aug 5 (IBNS) The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan on Monday strongly condemned the killing of a humanitarian worker, as peace talks to end fighting in the world’s newest country resumed in Addis Ababa.
South Sudan: UN agency seeks massive boost in funding, warns of 'refugee exodus'
Jul 12, 2014, at 05:43 pm
New York, July 12 (IBNS) The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) appealed on Friday for $658 million to respond to South Sudan’s growing regional refugee crisis, with as many as 715,000 refugees expected by the end of the year.
South Sudan: UN site in Malakal offers protection to civilians
Jun 10, 2014, at 05:05 pm
New York, Jun 10 (IBNS): The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Monday inaugurated a new site adjacent to its base in Malakal to offer protection for civilians uprooted by conflict and to relieve the congestion inside the world body's compound, which is hosting an estimated 19,000 people.
South Sudan: UN confirms looting of homes, hospitals
Jun 07, 2014, at 06:09 pm
New York, Jun 7 (IBNS): The United Nations mission in South Sudan on Friday confirmed reports of "intense small arms fire and shelling" close to its base in Renk, Upper Nile state, where some of the 93,000 civilians sheltered by UN peacekeepers throughout the country are staying.
South Sudan: UN boosts aid operations to reach remote areas
Jun 06, 2014, at 06:28 pm
New York, Jun 6 (IBNS): As the rainy season begins in South Sudan, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has scaled up its emergency response operations with large-scale airdrops to provide remote communities with livelihood kits that will allow them to plant crops, fish waterways and protect livestock from fatal diseases.
UN concerned over South Sudanese people fleeing fighting
May 28, 2014, at 06:20 pm
New York, May 28 (IBNS): Some 70,000 more people have fled their homes in South Sudan since a May 9 agreement was signed to end the fighting that has ravaged the world's youngest nation for over six months, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday.
South Sudan: UN meets rebel leader to discuss peace efforts
May 24, 2014, at 08:06 pm
New York, May 24 (IBNS): The top United Nations official in South Sudan has met with rebel leader David Yau Yau to discuss peace efforts in Greater Pibor County, Jonglei state, which was once the epicentre of instability in the country.
South Sudan: UN calls for protection of aid workers
May 22, 2014, at 05:11 pm
New York, May 22 (IBNS): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan on Wednesday demanded unhindered freedom of movement for aid workers after alleged members of South Sudan's security forces assaulted and illegally detained two UN staff.
South Sudan: Donors pledge support to aid crisis response
May 21, 2014, at 05:50 pm
New York, May 21 (IBNS): International donors on Tuesday pledged more than USD 600 million dollars in aid to South Sudan at a conference hosted by Norway and the United Nations aimed at preventing famine and upholding human rights in the world's newest country which has been ravaged by months of fighting.
South Sudan: UN welcomes deal to resolve conflict in Pibor
May 15, 2014, at 06:23 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has welcomed the signing of an agreement between the Government and the South Sudan Democratic Movement/Army (Cobra Faction) on the peaceful resolution of the conflict in Greater Pibor County, Jonglei state.
Ban urges restraint amid breaches of South Sudan ceasefire
May 13, 2014, at 05:15 pm
New York, May 13 (IBNS): Political dialogue is the only answer to the conflict in South Sudan, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed on Monday, as he urged maximum restraint by all parties amid accusations of breaches of the ceasefire agreement signed just a few days ago.
South Sudan: UN urges political rivals to end dispute
May 10, 2014, at 05:29 pm
New York, May 10 (IBNS): Warning that the litany of grave atrocities committed in South Sudan and catalogued in a new United Nations report bears the grim hallmarks of genocide, the Organization's human rights chief on Friday called on the sparring political leaders there to take immediate steps to stop the killing, "before the fire they have ignited [brings] the entire country down in flames."
South Sudan: UN reports gross rights abuses in conflict
May 09, 2014, at 05:30 pm
New York, May 9 (IBNS): Gross human rights abuses have been committed by both sides in the brutal conflict that erupted in South Sudan at the end of last year, including rapes, mass killings and torture, and, according to a new United Nations report released on Thursday, civilians were not only caught up in the violence, they were directly targeted, often along ethnic lines.
South Sudan: Ban urges peace as political rivals agree to meet
May 07, 2014, at 05:22 pm
New York, May 7 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that South Sudan's President and his main political rival - whose respective forces are locked in an increasingly brutal conflict in the country - have said they plan to "sit down together" later this week for talks on ending nearly five months of fighting.
UN concerned over South Sudanese refugees flooding in Ethiopia
May 07, 2014, at 04:57 pm
New York, May 7 (IBNS): Waves of South Sudanese women and children are fleeing across the Ethiopian border, with more than 11,000 people crossing in the past 72 hours, the United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday said confirming that UN agencies and humanitarian partners are rushing food and medical supplies to the site.
South Sudan: UN confirms weekend fighting in Unity state
May 06, 2014, at 06:12 pm
New York, May 6 (IBNS): Fighting with heavy and small arms fire resumed on Monday in South Sudan's Unity state where United Nations peacekeepers are protecting some 23,000 displaced civilians, a UN spokesperson confirmed.
South Sudan: UN calls on all parties to end fighting
May 03, 2014, at 05:20 pm
New York, May 3 (IBNS): United Nations agencies are calling on the parties to the conflict in South Sudan to provide safe access to enable humanitarian assistance to reach vulnerable people, including 125,000 Sudanese refugees in Maban County, in Upper Nile state.
UN urges action before South Sudan plunges deeper into crisis
May 03, 2014, at 05:00 pm
New York, May 3 (IBNS): Senior United Nations officials on Friday reported a drastic deterioration in the human rights situation in South Sudan, marked by increasing ethnic violence and revenge killings, and urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) not to simply stand by as the world's youngest nation plunges deeper into crisis.