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South Sudan

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 04:56:49 GMT
Human Rights Violations in Unity State Committed With 'Impunity' - New Report
[UN News] As fighting continues in South Sudan, a new UN report released on Tuesday documents 173 civilian deaths over a four-month period along with widespread human rights violations committed without repercussion.

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:28:59 GMT
'Parents Cannot Afford to Send Their Children to School' - Bishop Lodiong
[Agenzia Fides] Yei -- "Murders and violence are still ongoing, although not as frequent as in 2016-2018. There are street raids and robberies by armed men, killing of peasants on their farms by armed shepherds ( especially in the Equatoria region), ...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:00:57 GMT
Formal Presentation of the Country Programme Documents for South Sudan and Zambia
[UNFPA] Formal presentation by the Regional Director Lydia Zigomo of the UNFPA country programme documents: East and Southern Africa region -- South Sudan and Zambia

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:13:20 GMT
Museveni Emphasizes Peace As First South Sudan Unified Forces Graduate
[Nile Post] President Museveni has emphasized peace for South Sudan as the country reach a milestone in its recovery process from the civil war when the first batch of unified forces in the country - the national army and the police services graduate...

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 05:57:41 GMT
Museveni Attends Graduation of 1st United South Sudan Army
[Independent (Kampala)] Juba, South Sudan -- President Yoweri Museveni was on hand today to witness the graduation of the 1st batch of the necessary unified forces of the Republic of South Sudan as UGANDA is one of the guarantors of the South Sudan p...

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 04:43:41 GMT
Will Diplomat Accused of Rape Be Prosecuted At Home?
[IPS] United Nations -- When UN diplomats are charged with civil or criminal offenses - from traffic violations to sexual abuse -- they avoid prosecution and civil law suits under cover of diplomatic immunity.

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 14:17:35 GMT
Fifth Failed Rainy Season Looms for Greater Horn Region
[allAfrica] Geneva -- Drought-ridden parts of the Greater Horn region are bracing for a fifth successive failed rainy season, which will aggravate the crisis in the region, impacting millions and bringing starvation to many, say United Nations agenci...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:09:39 GMT
South Sudan - New ICRC Report Sheds Light On the Plight of the Families of Missing People
[ICRC] Over 5,700 cases of missing people are currently being followed by the ICRC and the South Sudan Red Cross. The actual number of missing people in South Sudan is probably much higher, as most disappearances are not registered or documented. A t...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 05:15:00 GMT
Why Humanitarians Should Stop Hiding Behind Impartiality
[The New Humanitarian] Juba and New York City -- Understanding the politics behind the crises can help aid workers avoid unintended consequences.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 07:17:09 GMT
South Sudan - Submission to the UN Committee On the Rights of the Child
[HRW] Human Rights Watch presents this updated submission in advance of the 91st session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child to assess South Sudan's implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This follows Human Rights Watch'...

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 06:42:30 GMT
'Urgent Collective Efforts' Needed in Most Dangerous Humanitarian Situation - UN
[UN News] On the eve of World Humanitarian Day, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, called on Thursday for joint action to address the aid crisis in the country and end attacks against civilians and humanitarian workers.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 07:50:23 GMT
Use Peace Deal Extension for Reforms
[HRW] Nairobi -- Delay Shouldn't Perpetuate Abuses

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 06:55:51 GMT
Journalist Released After Eight Days in Detention
[VOA] Juba, South Sudan -- A female journalist who was arrested in South Sudan's capital earlier this month while covering a protest over high food prices has been released from detention.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 08:30:14 GMT
Journalist Diing Magot Released On Bail, Charged
[CPJ] New York -- South Sudanese authorities should immediately drop all legal proceedings against journalist Diing Magot and allow her to work without fear of arrest or intimidation, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 07:13:20 GMT
South Sudan's Murle Militia Allegedly Kills 2, Kidnaps Two Children in Gembella Region
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The police commission of the Gembella regional state said that two people were killed and two children were abducted after cross border attack by South Sudanese Murle militia in the border areas of the Dima Woreda, Aku...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 05:08:59 GMT
U.S. Demands Release of VOA Journalist Detained in South Sudan
[VOA] The U.S. embassy in South Sudan on Tuesday called on authorities in the central African country to free a journalist from prison.

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:29:24 GMT
Five Southern African Countries Kick-Start Elephant Census
[VOA] Gaborone -- Five southern African countries, with more than half the continent's elephants, are conducting a first-ever aerial census to determine the elephant population and how to protect it.

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 07:44:34 GMT
AUC Chairperson On the Announcement of Agreement On a Roadmap for a Peaceful and Democratic End of the Transitional Period
[African Union] 9 August 2022, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the signing of the Agreement on the Roadmap to a peaceful and democratic end to the transitional period in South...



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