By Chase Winter Continued conflict in South Sudan has forced 52,000 people to flee to Uganda in January More than 52,000 South Sudanese fled to Uganda in January amid continued fighting that risks turning Dieng said there was particular concern about the situation in Kajo-Keji, located south of the capital South Sudan descended into civil war in 2013, less than two years after gaining independence. and disrupted humanitarian activities would likely contribute to extreme levels of food insecurity in South

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) airdrop close to Rubkuai village in Unity State, northern South The UN has just declared famine in parts of war-torn South Sudan. While the causes of famine are complex in a place like South Sudan, the current situation is clearly Hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese have fled the country to seek safety. Currently some 4,000 South Sudanese cross the border to Uganda every day.

Twelve years since independence, the people of South Sudan continue to face huge challenges, exacerbated The conflict has also affected South Sudan’s economy by closing the main oil pipeline. Marie-Helene Verney, UNHCR Representative in South Sudan, said that “we need to link humanitarian assistance South Sudan has over 460,000 refugees from Sudan, DRC and Ethiopia. With the conflict in Sudan, South Sudan is receiving 1,600 people daily including refugees and returnees

overnight, after Lebanese state media reported an Israeli strike on an ammunition depot deep in the south Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said they also fired a rocket salvo from south Lebanon

To keep the peace, South Korea wants to stop them. By Chloe Sang-Hun SEOUL, South Korea — The hydrogen balloons float over the world’s most heavily guarded North Korean leaflets beckoned South Korean soldiers to flee to “the socialist paradise.” Moon, the South’s president, in 2018, they agreed to end their cross-border propaganda. The issue has raised intense passions, not least among South Koreans living near the border.

© Presidential Press Unit (Nairobi) – South Sudanese security forces summarily executed at least eight South Sudanese authorities should immediately halt and ensure justice for the unlawful killings, which Warrap state, in northern South Sudan, has perennially experienced violence linked to intercommunal conflict suspected criminals, he is abusing his power and undermining the rule of law,” said Nyagoah Tut Pur , South The UN Mission in South Sudan also documented executions of 29 males in the state, including boys and

Waakhe Simon Wudu | VOA October 21, 2021, 12:00 PM UN Rights Commission Condemns South Sudan Security Peacekeepers from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) provide security in Bentiu, South A United Nations rights commission in South Sudan says the government is harassing activists, journalists In a statement of "concern" issued this week, the United Nations Commission of Human Rights in South asked Michael Makuei, South Sudan's information minister. "Who is supervising them?

There "was no duty under international law on South Africa to arrest the serving head of a non-state Therefore Pretoria could not arrest him during his brief visit to South Africa in June 2015 for an African That's our message to South Africa." Presiding judge Cuno Tarfusser said the aim of the hearing was to decide "whether South Africa failed South Africa had moved to withdraw from the court, angered by the case against it.

Africa. “SERAP is calling on SADC to help South Africa demonstrates its leadership in addressing xenophobia and Africa in the last two years. Ordinary Session in Banjul, The Gambia, in April 2015 condemning xenophobic attacks in South Africa. sanctions against South Africa for its failure to address the root causes of the xenophobic attacks

increased political violence and polarization between communities across the world’s youngest country, South Children look out of a window in South Sudan. The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said on Friday that lack of progress in implementing “Most South Sudanese the Commission spoke to expressed their desire for political leadership to secure At a ‘tipping point’ South Sudan is set to hold elections next year, but the country is at a “tipping

Darfur was the site of a bitter 2003 conflict pitting African ethnic minority rebels and Arab nomads The fighting broke out on Saturday between the Arab Taisha and ethnic African Fallata tribes in the remote Um Dafuq area of South Darfur, witnesses said. On December 31, a hybrid United Nations and African Union peacekeeping mission ended its operations in Darfur was the site of a bitter 2003 conflict pitting African ethnic minority rebels against Arab nomads

Oil spills onto the ground from an oil well head in South Sudan, March 3, 2012. (Reuters photo) July 12, 2024 (JUBA) – South Sudan raised concerns on Friday that the escalating conflict in Sudan’s Sennar and West Kordofan states has caused a surge of displaced people seeking refuge in South South Sudan, which relies heavily on oil exports through Sudan, has already seen its economy impacted Efforts are underway to repair a crucial pipeline responsible for transporting 60% of South Sudan’s crude