South Sudan (Republic of): Security Council press statement on situation in...
Source: UN Security CouncilCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)SC/11227 AFR/2775The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gérard Araud ( France):The members of...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): International Medical Corps Confirms Staff Member...
Source: International Medical CorpsCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)Margaret Aguirre Director, Global Communications 310.826.7800maguirre@InternationalMedicalCorps.orgDecember 20, 2013 - Los Angeles –...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): Security Council condemns killing of civilians,...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)The security and humanitarian situations in South Sudan are rapidly deteriorating as a result of the country’s political disputes, the Security...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): South Sudan: Crisis (as of 20 December 2013)
Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid departmentCountry: Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan (Republic of)South Sudan Situation Update as of 20 DecemberJuba•The situation remains tense, but stable....
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): MSF Launches Emergency Response to Intense...
Source: Médecins Sans FrontièresCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)December 20, 2013DoctorsWithout Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has begun providing assistance to people wounded and displaced...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): CAFOD calls on the goodwill from all sides to...
Source: Catholic Agency for Overseas DevelopmentCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)Recent violence in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, has left scores of people dead and several others injured....
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): South Sudan Crisis Fact Sheet #1 for Fiscal Year 2014
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: United States of America, South Sudan (Republic of)KEY DEVELOPMENTS· The security situation in South Sudan remains volatile, following clashes...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): Four US troops wounded in S. Sudan incident: Pentagon
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)12/21/2013 14:54 GMTWASHINGTON, December 21, 2013 (AFP) - Four US troops were wounded in South Sudan when their aircraft came under fire as...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): UNMISS mourns fallen Indian peacekeepers
Source: UN Mission in South SudanCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)Honouring two Indian peacekeepers who lost their lives protecting civilians during an attack on its base in Akobo, Jonglei State,...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): US sending its special envoy to S. Sudan to seek...
Source: Sudan TribuneCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)(WASHINGTON) - The United States Secretary of State John Kerry announced that he is sending the special envoy to the Sudans Donald Booth to Juba...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): African Union calls for Christmas truce in South...
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)ADDIS ABABA, Dec 21 (Reuters) - The African Union called on Saturday for an immediate ceasefire in South Sudan, where U.N. staff say hundreds...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): The African Union stresses the imperative and...
Source: African UnionCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)The AU calls for an immediate humanitarian truceAddis Ababa, 21 December 2013: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr....
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): South Sudan crisis Situation update as of 21...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)HighlightsIncreasing numbers of people seek refuge in UN peacekeeping (UNMISS) bases in South Sudan, or...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): Envoys head to South Sudan as fighting rages
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)12/22/2013 10:51 GMTby Waakhe Simon WUDUJUBA, December 22, 2013 (AFP) - World leaders stepped up efforts Sunday to pull South Sudan back...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): Emergency support to displaced South Sudanese...
Source: Agency for Technical Cooperation and DevelopmentCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)SITEREP 21 December 2013 - Following the ongoing clashes in South Sudan, including in the capital city of Juba,...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): Two Kenyans killed in Juba, Uhuru orders KDF rescue
Source: Kenya Daily NationCountry: Kenya, South Sudan (Republic of)By DAVE OPIYOPresident Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the military to evacuate Kenyans trapped in South Sudan, as the government confirmed...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): Uganda now steps in, sends troops to South Sudan
Source: EastAfricanCountry: Uganda, South Sudan (Republic of)By JULIUS BARIGABA The EastAfricanIN SUMMARYUganda deployed an unconfirmed number of its soldiers to Juba, as the situation in the capital...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): Igad to lead peace efforts in Juba conflict
Source: EastAfricanCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)By JOINT REPORT The EastAfricanIN SUMMARYIgad last week convened an emergency meeting in Juba to find ways of rescuing Africa’s youngest nation. The...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): Rwanda, Uganda play peacemakers
Source: EastAfricanCountry: Rwanda, Uganda, South Sudan (Republic of)By EDMUND KAGIRE The EastAfricanIN SUMMARYIt’s the second time in few months for the two countries to intervene and play peacemakers...
View ArticleSudan: Decade of conflict, insecurity decay Darfur’s crop trade: think tank
Source: Radio DabangaCountry: Sudan, South Sudan (Republic of)NAIROBI (22 Dec.) - The conflict in Darfur since 2003 has severely affected the production and trade of groundnuts, gum arabic and sesame,...
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