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John Ging (OCHA), briefing on his recent trip to Ethiopia - Press Conference
news UN Web TV, 23 Jul 2014 (9 years ago )23 Jul 2014 - John Ging, Operations Director of the UN Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). He briefs on his recent trip to Ethiopia. -
Joint statement by UNHCR and OPM on preliminary results of refugee verification exercise
news UNHCR Africa, 09 Nov 2018 (5 years ago )By the end of the verification exercise 1,092,213 individuals have been verified as present representing 76 per cent of the initial target. During the verification exercise, OPM continued to attend to the ongoing emergency and registered new arrivals in all settlements and at transit centers along t... -
Jung Woo-sung gets to know Samson, a teacher, son, and aspiring journalist
news UNHCR, 18 Jun 2015 (8 years ago )UNHCR High Profile Supporter Jung Woo-sung travelled to South Sudan and met Samson, a 21-year-old Sudanese refugee in Ajuong Thok camp who is a teacher and dreams of becoming a journalist. He showed Jung Woo-sung some of the photos and stories that he has written to highlight the situation of his pe... -
Kiryandongo School where pupils are taught in five languages
news New Vision News, 19 Oct 2015 (8 years ago )By Eddie Ssejjoba Teachers at Conram Primary School located in Kiryandongo Refugee Resettlement have to use five different languages to communicate to pupils who come from different dialects and nationalities. The school has 3,120 pupils, making it one of the most... -
Looking beyond ‘quick-fix’ solutions, UN agencies help South Sudan refugees become self-sufficient
news UN News Centre, 02 Jun 2016 (7 years ago )Two United Nations agencies have joined forces to distribute seeds and agricultural tools to 200,000 refugees and their host communities across South Sudan, helping them become more self-sufficient in a country facing a serious food crisis. This year, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Re... -
MSF Vaccinates Over 130,000 People Against Meningitis A in South Sudan
news MSF, 04 Jun 2013 (10 years ago )In May, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), in collaboration with the South Sudanese Ministry of Health, stemmed a meningitis A outbreak and vaccinated over 130,000 people against the disease in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, reinforcing its commitment to assisting the region’s ... -
Major and Unmet Humanitarian Needs” Among South Sudanese in Sudan, says International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) Secretary General
news APO Group, July 2018, 20 Jul 2018 (5 years ago )Tens of thousands of people displaced by the conflict in South Sudan are in “desperate” need of humanitarian assistance and care, says the Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Elhadj As Sy. -
Mass yellow fever vaccination campaign to stem spread in Sudan
news Radio Dabanga, 04 Dec 2013 (10 years ago )The Sudanese Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) has notified the World Health Organisation (WHO) of a yellow fever outbreak in West and South Kordofan. Between 3 October and 24 November, a total of 44 suspected cases of yellow fever, including 14 deaths, were reported. The field investigation carr... -
Modern technology helps meet the needs of refugees in South Sudan
news UNHCR, 27 Dec 2012 (11 years ago )YIDA, South Sudan, Dec 27 (UNHCR) – Technology is changing all spheres of life, including humanitarian interventions. In South Sudan, UNHCR is using satellite imagery, interactive mapping, digital fingerprinting and text messaging to strengthen refugee protection, help the most vulnerable and reach ... -
More aid arriving in Ethiopia to protect South Sudanese refugees
news Famagusta Gazette, 16 Apr 2014 (10 years ago )Airlifts of tents and the construction of new camps are currently underway to help South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). More than 95,000 South Sudanese refugees are now in Ethiopia since the conflict erupted last December, and up to one thousand are sti...