[The Conversation Africa] A long-running state of insecurity has recently intensified in Unity State - one of South Sudan's 10 states - resulting in many innocent lives being lost.

[UN News] Deeply disturbing violence is escalating "all over" South Sudan, top independent UN human rights experts have warned.

[UN News] UN Secretary-General António Guterres and African leaders have launched a high-level panel to assess the situation in the Sahel and make recommendations on ways to foster international engagement and map out responses to the region's compl...

[VOA] Juba -- Officials in South Sudan confirmed this month they have bought land on the coast of Djibouti to build a port. South Sudan says the port will be key for exporting the country's crude oil, which currently goes through Sudan, as well as fo...

[The New Humanitarian] London -- An investigation by The New Humanitarian and Al Jazeera revealed years of widespread abuse allegations against aid workers at the UN-run camp in Malakal.

[The New Humanitarian] Malakal, South Sudan -- 'The people sexually exploiting and abusing women... are the very people meant to serve and protect them.'

[UN News] Warring parties in South Sudan are committed to implementing a peace deal that has improved security in the country, Vice-President Hussein Abdelbagi Akol Agany told the UN General Assembly on Thursday.

[The New Humanitarian] Malakal, South Sudan -- 'Sometimes, the mechanisms set up to control sexual exploitation are seen like attacks against local cultures.'

[UN News] Since 2018, the Revitalized Agreement between the key players in South Sudan's long-running civil war has provided a framework for peace, the Head of the UN mission there, UNMISS, told the Security Council on Friday - "despite continued out...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Rwanda President Paul Kagame and Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi have arrived in the country where they are expected to attend President-elect William Ruto's inauguration slated for Tuesday at the Moi International Sports Ce...

[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.

[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), ...

[UNFPA] Formal presentation by the Regional Director Lydia Zigomo of the UNFPA country programme documents: East and Southern Africa region -- South Sudan and Zambia

[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...

[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...

[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.

[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...

[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...