UNHCR's Sudanese staff go the extra mile to help refugees
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: South Sudan (Republic of), Sudan (the) JAMAM REFUGEE CAMP, South Sudan, September 5 (UNHCR) – It's 8:30 at night and a group of refugees have just...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin 27 August - 2 September 2012
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: South Sudan (Republic of), Sudan (the) HIGHLIGHTS The pace of arrival of Sudanese refugees has slowed considerably compared...
View ArticleForcing South Sudan’s Idle Youth into Farming
Source: Inter Press Service Country: South Sudan (Republic of) JUBA , Sep 5 2012 (IPS) - Police in South Sudan have begun press-ganging every “idle” youth they can find to provide labour on police...
View ArticleeBay founder donates US$500,000 for UNHCR's South Sudan operation
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: South Sudan (Republic of), Sudan (the) WASHINGTON, DC, United States, September 5 (UNHCR) – eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam have...
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Climate Prediction Center’s Africa Hazards Outlook For USAID / FEWS-NET...
1) Heavy rains have resulted in fatalities and massive destruction in South Darfur, the northern Bahr el Ghazal, Warrap, and Jonglei states of South Sudan. Flooding potential remains as heavy rains...
View ArticlePress Conference by Security Council President on Work Programme for September
Source: UN Department of Public Information, UN Security Council Country: Syrian Arab Republic (the), Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo (the), Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kenya, Liberia,...
View ArticleLiteracy at the grassroots : Interview with Jessica Hjarrand
Source: UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Country: Afghanistan, Iraq, South Sudan (Republic of) Jessica Hjarrand has worked at the grassroots on UNESCO literacy programmes in...
View ArticlePrisoners need rehabilitation, officials say
Source: UN Mission in South Sudan Country: South Sudan (Republic of) 5 September 2012 - Prisons were moving away from punishment to rehabilitation of detainees, a top official in South Sudan’s...
View ArticleUnity State: Kala azar outbreak kills one, 200 affected
Source: Sudan Tribune Country: South Sudan (Republic of) By Bonifacio Taban Kuich September 5, 2012 (BENTIU) - Unity State health officials and the World Health Organization are struggling to...
View ArticleSudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin 27 August - 2 September 2012
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Sudan (the), Ethiopia, South Sudan (Republic of), United Arab Emirates (the) HIGHLIGHTS More than 16,000 people have been...
View ArticleEl Niño Alert, 6th September 2012
Source: Food Security and Nutrition Working Group Country: Somalia, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan (Republic of), United Republic of Tanzania (the) The El Niño/La Niña–Southern...
View ArticleSouth Sudan’s emergency state
Source: Clingendael, Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre Country: South Sudan (Republic of), Sudan (the) Monday July 9th 2012 marked South Sudan’s first anniversary as an independent state. But...
View ArticleCivil society groups release resolution for peace in LRA-affected areas
Source: Resolve Country: Uganda, Central African Republic (the), Democratic Republic of the Congo (the), South Sudan (Republic of) September 6, 2012 by Paul This past week Conciliation Resources...
View ArticleSudan-South Sudan Negotiations: Can They Meet the Deadline?
Source: Enough Project Country: Sudan (the), South Sudan (Republic of) Sudan and South Sudan are engaged in a final round of talks to settle the outstanding issues of Abyei, border disputes and...
View ArticleLogistics Cluster South Sudan Situation Report, 31 August 2012
Source: Logistics Cluster Country: South Sudan (Republic of) Contents: SITUATION UPDATE LOGISTICS COORDINATION TRANSPORT SECTOR STORAGE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT/ASSESSMENTS SITUATION UPDATE The influx...
View ArticleReporters call for better occupational training
Source: Norwegian People's Aid Country: South Sudan (Republic of) Budding journalists in South Sudan need training driven by the needs of the media of Sudan, rather than the interests of the...
View ArticleThe difference between hopelessness and optimism
Source: DanChurchAid Country: South Sudan (Republic of) Sometimes a single factor means the difference between hopelessness and optimism; between stagnation and development – and for many between...
View ArticleSustainable Agricultural Practices
Source: Agency for Co-operation and Research in Development Country: South Sudan (Republic of) ACORD is implementing various livelihood programmes in South Sudan's Lobonok, Terekeka Central, Tombek...
View ArticleInterview - EU needs to help stem regional water conflicts
Source: Reuters - AlertNet Country: World, Ethiopia, Rwanda, South Sudan (Republic of), Uzbekistan Sat, 8 Sep 2012 22:16 GMT By Justyna Pawlak PAPHOS, Cyprus, Sept 8 (Reuters) - European governments...
View ArticleUpper Nile, South Sudan: “Many have lost all hope”
Source: Norwegian Refugee Council Country: South Sudan (Republic of), Sudan (the) Christian Jepsen (07.09.2012) Thousands of Sudanese refugees have been forced to flee their homes for the second...
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