UN food security agencies on August 1st warned that South Sudan faces a severe humanitarian crisis unless immediate action and investment are taken to address food insecurity, climate challenges, and insecurity. "Conflict, climate change, and soaring costs in South Sudan are causing some of ...
UNITED NATIONS, May 14 (Xinhua) -- More than 7 million of the estimated 11 million population of South Sudan are likely to suffer high levels of food insecurity through July, said UN humanitarians on Tuesday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said intercommunal...
South Sudan - Politics, Conflict, Unity: The creation of the semiautonomous region of southern Sudan was provided for by the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended the long-running civil war between the north and the south. The region was ad
South Sudan Faces Growing Food Crisis 2015-06-12 The Red Cross said food insecurity for more than four million people in South Sudan is near famine levels. It warned many people could face starvation if violence continues. An upsurge in violence is blamed for the displacement of about 100,...
UN concludes workshop to strengthen electoral integrity in South Sudan•Nov. 26, 2024, 3:11 AM ET (The Standard) Tensions were further inflamed by the unresolved issues lingering from the secession of South Sudan. Although some progress had been made with minor-level matters, such as a Sept...
JUBA, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The UN senior relief official in South Sudan on Friday called for urgent action to help avert a worsening food crisis in the world's youngest nation. Alain Noudehou, the UN humanitarian coordinator, said although a famine was stopped due to intensive humanitarian ...
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South Sudan had 61 percent of its population in a state of food crisis (IPC +3) in 2019. In september 2020, the floods have put an additional strain on food security, projections expecting at least 30% of the country (particularly in Upper Nile and Jonglei) to pass to a state of ...
South Sudan plunged into civil war in December 2013 when a political crisis sparked fighting between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and rebels allied with his former deputy Riek Machar. The conflict has reopened ethnic fault lines that pit Kiir's Dinka people against Machar's...
It said a high-level consultation held in Juba on Monday and Tuesday reviewed the 2024 flood preparedness and response plan. During the meeting attended by senior government officials and key humanitarian leaders, officials emphasized the need for a unified understanding of the crisis, clear prioritie...