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Parliament ratifies convention against torture
news Radio Miraya, 03 Dec 2013 (11 years ago )(December 3, 2013) The National Legislative Assembly Tuesday ratified the United Nations' convention against torture. South Sudan became the 155th country to commit to the measures to prevent acts of torture or other forms of cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment. Hon. Gabriel G... -
Mass yellow fever vaccination campaign to stem spread in Sudan
news Radio Dabanga, 04 Dec 2013 (11 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... -
Two peacekeepers killed in Akobo
news Radio Miraya, 20 Dec 2013 (10 years ago )The United Nations Mission in South Sudan confirmed Friday two UNMISS Indian Battalion troops were killed in action in Akobo, Jonglei state. UNMISS conducted an aerial assessment to Akobo Town this morning following reports of fighting and an attack on the UNMISS compound on Thursday. UNMISS also ... -
Thousands cross into Uganda to escape fighting in South Sudan
news UNHCR, 07 Jan 2014 (10 years ago )KAMPALA, Uganda, January 7 (UNHCR) – The fighting that erupted in South Sudan in mid-December between government troops and opposition forces has forced more than 23,500 people to seek shelter in neighbouring Uganda. "They are now crossing at a rate of up to 2,500 people a day," said UNHCR spokesper... -
More civilians seeking protection at UNMISS bases
news UNMISS, 13 Jan 2014 (10 years ago )13 January 2014 - As hundreds of civilians continued to seek refuge UNMISS bases in Juba, the mission and humanitarian partners were preparing to move some internally displaced people (IDPs) to a new protection site, an International Organization for Migration official said today in Juba. “A new si... -
Half million South Sudanese displaced by war, few get aid - U.N.
news Thomson Reuters Foundation, 14 Jan 2014 (10 years ago )NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Almost half a million South Sudanese have fled the fighting which began one month ago, and the majority of those still inside the country are not getting any aid, the United Nations said on Tuesday. An estimated 413,000 people have been displaced inside Sout... -
U.N. says South Sudan army, rebels stealing humanitarian aid
news Reuters, 14 Jan 2014 (10 years ago )(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday accused South Sudan's army and rebels led by former Vice President Riek Machar of stealing food aid and vehicles used to deliver humanitarian relief as the country teeters on the brink of civil war. "(Ban) is alarmed by the rising number o... -
South Sudan Nile ferry sinks with more than 200 dead
news BBC, 14 Jan 2014 (10 years ago )More than 200 civilians in South Sudan have drowned in a Nile ferry accident while fleeing fighting in the town of Malakal, an army spokesman has said. He said women and children were among the victims in Sunday's disaster. More than 350,000 people have been displaced by the fighting between the S... -
South Sudan: MSF Forced to Suspend Activities in Malakal
news MSF, 17 Jan 2014 (10 years ago )JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN, JANUARY 17, 2014—Thousands of people are going without desperately needed medical care after the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was forced to suspend activities in Malakal, South Sudan, following the looting o... -
Child soldiers fighting in South Sudan conflict, says UN
news The Telegraph, 18 Jan 2014 (10 years ago )South Sudan’s conflict has turned into a “horrifying humanitarian and human rights disaster” with evidence of mass atrocities, child soldiers and human rights violations by both sides during a month of ethnic fighting, the United Nations said yesterday. During a four-day tour of the country, Ivan...