New clashes between the Sudanese army and rebels erupted on Saturday in the country's main oil-producing state of South Kordofan, bordering South Sudan, witnesses and rebels said. The violence is likely to worsen relations between the African neighbors, as Khartoum accuses Juba of supporting insurg...

YIDA, South Sudan July 21 (UNHCR) – Bar code technology more commonly seen in supermarkets is enabling the UN refugee agency to greatly improve the speed at which monthly rations of food and relief items are distributed to refugees living in camps in South Sudan.

Some 2,500 Sudanese from the troubled South Kordofan State have arrived in the towns of Kodok and Lelo, in Fashoda and Malakal counties in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state in need of humanitarian assistance. Many of the displaced are women and children. They have walked between five and 10 days, fl...

17 October 2013 - Recommending new laws to protect girls’ rights, Unity State Ministry of Education in collaboration with UNICEFcelebrated International Day of the Girl Child today in the capital Bentiu. Speaking during the event (traditionally celebrated on 11 October), state Education Technical...

17 October 2013 - To boost awareness of human rights among customary leaders, UNMISS held a workshop in partnership with the Upper Nile government for 35 traditional chiefs today in the capital Malakal. The training, organized by the mission in collaboration with the state Ministry of Local Gover...

18 October 2013 - The Justice and Peace Commission and UNMISS began a three-day training today for over 40 “peace promoters” in Rubkona County, Unity State. Aimed at teaching participants their roles and how to work with the community, the activity is focusing on peace building, human rights and ...

Maban, South Sudan [ACTED News] – Radio Salaam, the first community radio in the Maban county refugee camps officially went on air on 16th September 2013. Radio Salaam is independently operated by a group of youth from refugee and host community trained by ACTED. The project aims to provide new skil...

The Sudanese Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) has notified the World Health Organisation (WHO) of a yellow fever outbreak in West and South Kordofan. Between 3 October and 24 November, a total of 44 suspected cases of yellow fever, including 14 deaths, were reported. The field investigation carr...

(December 3, 2013) The National Legislative Assembly Tuesday ratified the United Nations' convention against torture. South Sudan became the 155th country to commit to the measures to prevent acts of torture or other forms of cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment. Hon. Gabriel G...

Geneva, 15 April 2014 - As the number of South Sudanese refugees fleeing to Ethiopia passes the 95,000 mark, UNHCR and its partners are working to improve conditions in the western Gambella region - flying in new tents, building new camps, and moving refugees to higher ground as the rainy season app...