Rival South Sudan leaders still ‘bent on armed confrontation’ – UN peacekeeping chief
May 09, 2018, at 02:34 pm
New York, May 9 (IBNS): The peace process in South Sudan is at a critical juncture while opposing sides allow themselves to get bogged down in arguments over ministerial quotas, the United Nations peacekeeping chief said on Tuesday, as the country prepares for a third round of regionally-backed peace talks.
South Sudan: UN Mission chief urges warring parties to abide by truce agreement
May 03, 2018, at 01:43 pm
New York, May 3 (IBNS):The surge of violence in South Sudan’s Unity region "looks set" to continue despite the ceasefire accord signed last year by warring parties, the top United Nations official in the African country said on Wednesday.
South Sudan: Peace process under threat as violence surges across country, warns UN Mission
Apr 28, 2018, at 12:56 pm
New York, Apr 28 (IBNS): Surging violence in parts of South Sudan is putting thousands of war-weary civilians at risk and endangering the fragile peace process in the world’s youngest nation, the United Nations peacekeeping mission there has warned.
Apr 21, 2018, at 01:28 pm
New York, Apr 21 (IBNS): All stakeholders in South Sudan must “engage genuinely and constructively in finding a political solution” to the conflict there, a senior United Nations peacekeeping official said at the end of her four-day visit.
UN hails release of more than 200 child soldiers in South Sudan
Apr 19, 2018, at 02:21 pm
New York, Apr 19 (IBNS): Two hundred and seven child soldiers have been released by armed groups in South Sudan, part of a series of planned discharges that should see nearly 1,000 children return home over the coming months.
Apr 13, 2018, at 01:42 pm
New York, Apr 13 (IBNS): The United Nations migration agency and its partners are set to begin a second round of an oral cholera vaccination campaign in Malakal and Wau, South Sudan, after the initial round reached more than 60,400 people in March of this year.
Continuing hostilities greatest challenge for South Sudan, says UN relief official
Apr 05, 2018, at 03:23 pm
New York, Apr 5 (JEN): With the next phase of regionally-backed peace talks for South Sudan scheduled for later this month, a senior United Nations aid official in the country has urged the parties involved to find a political compromise and allow peace to take hold in the strife-ridden country.
Ahead of rainy season, UN under ‘time pressure’ to deliver aid in South Sudan
Mar 13, 2018, at 02:11 pm
New York, Mar 13 (JEN): With the rainy season approaching in South Sudan, where one in three people has been displaced by more than four years of conflict, a senior United Nations humanitarian official has called for urgent financial support to distribute and preposition life-saving aid supplies.
Feb 27, 2018, at 02:25 pm
New York, Feb 27 (JEN): One year after famine was declared in parts of South Sudan, three United Nations agencies warned on Monday that without sustained humanitarian assistance and access, more than seven million people in the crisis-torn country– almost two-thirds of the population – could become severely food insecure in the coming months.
New UN report cites violations of rights to freedom of opinion and expression in South Sudan
Feb 23, 2018, at 02:40 pm
New York, Feb 23 (JEN): Undue restrictions on freedom of expression are having a “chilling effect” and “further shrinking the space for debate and dissent” in war-torn South Sudan, a new United Nations human rights report has revealed.
US implementing restrictions on export of defence articles, services into South Sudan
Feb 03, 2018, at 01:57 am
Washington, Feb 2 (IBNS): The US Department of State on Friday announced that it is implementing restrictions on the export of defense articles and defense services into South Sudan.
Feb 02, 2018, at 02:32 pm
New York, Feb 2 (JEN): The human cost of South Sudan’s long-running conflict has reached “epic proportions” with the number of refugees set to rise beyond three million by the end of this year, potentially making it Africa’s largest refugee crisis since the mid-1990s, the head of the UN refugee agency said on Thursday.
UN agency launches appeal to fund aid efforts in crisis-struck South Sudan
Jan 31, 2018, at 02:09 pm
New York, Jan 31 (JEN):Amid worsening humanitarian situation in South Sudan and the number of persons in need of assistance continues to grow, the United Nations migration agency today launched a $103.7 million appeal to sustain critical and life-saving aid programmes.
Millions of children's lives hang in the balance as South Sudan conflict grinds on – UNICEF chief
Jan 20, 2018, at 12:17 pm
New York, Jan 20 (JEN): Following a two-day visit to conflict-ravaged South Sudan, where a quarter of a million children are severely malnourished and at imminent risk of death, the head of the United Nations children's agency has said only an end to hostilities can bring back hope and safety to the children and young people there.
In UN address, South Sudan urges balanced approach to peace, development
Sep 24, 2017, at 03:27 pm
New York, Sept 24(Just Earth News): Addressing the United Nations General Assembly’s high-level debate, the First Vice-President of South Sudan called for incentivising peace and stability by shifting the focus to development and long-term projects.
South Sudan: Deployment of UN-mandated regional protection force begins
Aug 09, 2017, at 04:33 am
New York, Aug 8(Just Earth News): The phased deployment in South Sudan of the United Nations-authorized regional protection force has begun, freeing existing peacekeepers to extend their presence to conflict-affected areas beyond the capital, Juba.
Jul 05, 2017, at 04:23 am
New York, July 4(Just Earth News): Access, funding and security are urgently needed to ensure humanitarians can reach hundreds of thousands of children suffering from cholera and diarrhoea across Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Sudan, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said.
In Uganda, UN chief meets with South Sudanese refugees, urges world to show solidarity
Jun 23, 2017, at 09:51 pm
New York, June 23 (JEN) With Uganda hosting almost one million South Sudanese refugees “as sisters and brothers and sharing with them their land and everything they have,†United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday urged the international community to show solidarity with those that had fled their homes, as well as with the Ugandan Government and people.
Displaced civilians in South Sudan’s Upper Nile at risk of further violence, UN rights chief warns
May 05, 2017, at 09:31 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Thursday urged the Government of South Sudan to halt any further military offensives towards Aburoc in the Upper Nile region.
UN calls for protection of civilians sheltering in South Sudan’s Upper Nile area
May 02, 2017, at 02:51 pm
Washington, May 2 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations humanitarian official in South Sudan on Monday demanded that parties to the conflict uphold their responsibilities to protect thousands of Shilluk civilians sheltering in and around Aburoc, following the resumption of the government offensive and clashes along the West Bank of the Nile River last week.
South Sudan: UN urges all sides to cease hostilities; regional force starts to arrive
Apr 30, 2017, at 01:49 pm
New York, Apr 30 (Just Earth News): Disturbed by the escalation of violence and subsequent suffering of civilians in South Sudan as a result of the recent government offensive, the United Nations today urged the Government and other warring parties to cease hostilities, uphold their responsibility to protect civilians.
Drought drives food price spike in East Africa, UN warns
Feb 15, 2017, at 06:37 pm
New York, Feb 15 (Just Earth News): East Africa’s ongoing drought has sharply curbed harvests and drive up the prices of cereals and other staple foods to unusually high levels, posing a heavy burden to households and special risks for pastoralists in the region, the United Nations agricultural agency said on Tuesday.