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South Sudan works to reintegrate young mothers back into school

JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN — South Sudan is making significant strides in addressing the gender gap in education by reintegrating teenage mothers into schools, experts say. Juol Nhomngek Daniel, a South Sudanese lawmaker, said the rate of early and forced marriage a…

2024-10-19 14:04

South Sudan launches initiative to enhance mortality surveillance system

JUBA, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), has embarked on an initiative to strengthen its mortality surveillance system by enhancing the skills of health workers through targeted training. Read full story

2024-10-17 16:29

World News in Brief: Sudan's refugee crisis, UNRWA Gaza update, violence rising in South Sudan, call to halt latest US executions

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expressed deep concern on Wednesday over the continued displacement crisis in Sudan, with the ongoing conflict driving thousands more refugees into neighbouring countries.

2024-10-17 06:43

Senegal, Egypt seal finals place but Ghana face uphill battle

CAPE TOWN :A 96th-minute winner from Sadio Mane earned Senegal a 1-0 win over Malawi and a place at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco next year, but Ghana are in serious danger of missing out after a surprise loss to Sudan on Tuesday.Senegal had 30 …

2024-10-15 16:12

Rural radicalism in the capital city: the impact of histories of inequitable safety on patterns of violence

Pendle, Naomi and Maror, Deng (2024) Rural radicalism in the capital city: the impact of histories of inequitable safety on patterns of violence. African Studies Review, 67 (1). 86 - 106. ISSN 0002-0206

2024-10-15 07:45

Flooding crisis deepens in South Sudan as over 241,0000 displaced- UN

Some 893,000 people have been affected by flooding in South Sudan and more than 241,000 displaced, the UN’s humanitarian agency OCHA said Thursday in a grim update on the disaster. Aid agencies have warned that the world’s youngest country, highly vulnerable …

2024-10-14 05:51

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

The World Food Programme (WFP) today urgently appealed for $16.9 billion to address global food needs and the alarming gap between needs and resources. WFP’s Global Outlook 2025 shows that 343 million human beings across 74 countries are acutely food insecure…

2024-11-22 20:14

WFP seeks 397 mln USD for 6-month humanitarian response in South Sudan

JUBA, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said on Friday that it requires 397.4 million U.S. dollars to ramp up humanitarian assistance for the crisis-affected people in South Sudan until March 2025. Read full story

2024-10-04 17:30

UN says nearly 900,000 affected by flooding in South Sudan

JUBA, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Friday it has scaled up the response to the devastating flooding which has affected more than 890,000 people in South Sudan. Read full story

2024-10-04 16:59