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...

The outgoing head of mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross in South Sudan says they need additional funding to meet the growing needs in the country. Melker Mabeck said that a seventy-two thousand dollar budget that was set before the mid-December crisis would not be enough to pro...

Australian Associated Press - 12 April 2014 - She said Australian money would provide life-saving assistance, with $5 million for food and logistics through the UN World Food Program. The remaining $2.8 million will go to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees for shelter, healthcare, food, water a...

UNITED NATIONS - The African country has experienced high levels of malnutrition since it gained independence in 2011, UNICEF said, and conditions have worsened since ethnic conflict broke out between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and supporters of his former deputy Riek Machar. "Now the ong...

From Mid-December 2013, the country is engulfed in an internal armed conflict following an alleged “coup” attempt by anti-government forces, which has left thousands of people dead and more than 800, 000 others displaced from their homes. This has exacerbated the already precarious humanitarian sit...

Desperate South Sudan villagers, fleeing fighting across the country, are eating grass and roots to survive as humanitarian organisations start costly air drops of food to northern parts of the country. UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres said on Tuesday the international community h...