UN chief calls for immediate intervention in South Sudan

By Yiep Joseph Heads of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Mr. Nicholas Haysom, presented the crisis in South Sudan to the UN Security Council and urged for immediate intervention to prevent the breakdown of the peace agreement. During the …

UNMISS: Over 1,500 civilians killed in 2024 South Sudan sub-national violence

Civilians in South Sudan continue to bear the brunt of violence, with a concerning 51 percent increase in victims harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and other armed groups, as well as a similar rise in incidents of conflict-related sexual …

Haysom: All efforts focused on preventing South Sudan’s relapse into war

A sharp deterioration in South Sudan’s political and security situation threatens to undermine the peace gains achieved so far and plunge the country back into war, the Head of the UN Mission warned the Security Council on Wednesday. “All our efforts are …

South Sudan, WHO ink agreement to strengthen health sector

By Yiep Joseph South Sudan 𝐚𝐧𝐝 World Health Organization (𝐖𝐇𝐎) have 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧ed 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 h𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 the country. According to the statement obtained by this outlet, the two institutions inked the agreement on Wednesday with the hope …

United Nations calls on international community to act in South Sudan

South Sudan on the brink: UN warns of return to civil war

South Sudan has taken note of international concerns over escalating conflict: Amb. Adeng

Author: Chany Ninrew | Published: 55 mins ago South Sudan envoy to UN Cecilia Adeng. (Photo: UN). NEW YORK, (Eye Radio) – South Sudan’s ambassador to the United Nations said the government has noted the concerns of regional and international peace …

Tensions Rise In South Sudan Amid Political Dispute

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) By: Mohammad Abdulaziz KHARTOUM, April 17 (KUNA) -- South Sudan is going through a critical phase, with tensions escalating between President Salva Kiir and his first vice president, Riek Machar, in a scene reminiscent …

South Sudan needs help to avoid civil war

IT HAS been two years since Sudan slid into a brutal power struggle between the army and its former ally, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) (News, 21 April 2023). Despite its size and savagery, blink and you might miss it, as the world’s media …

UN warns South Sudan nearing collapse as peace deal falters

South Sudan finds itself at a perilous crossroads, as escalating political tensions risk unraveling a fragile peace agreement. Concerns are mounting over the possibility of renewed conflict in the world’s youngest nation, which is already grappling with a …