[UN News] UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has issued an alert after a surge in the number of displaced people fleeing war-torn Sudan for neighbouring South Sudan.
[World Bank] South Sudan -- A new South Sudan Poverty and Equity Assessment (PEA) Report, released today by the World Bank, indicates that poverty is endemic, and vulnerability is almost universal following a decade of economic decline in the world's youngest country. The most recent South Sudan Household Budget Survey, conducted in 2022, finds that 76 percent of South Sudanese live below the national poverty line of 358,724 South Sudan Pounds (SSP) per person per year. Extreme poverty, those living on less than $2.15 per person per
[UNHCR] "I want to show other young girls in my community that, despite escaping violence, they can rebuild their lives and achieve their dreams through education."
[RFI] Following the devastating bombardment of the Zamzam camp for internally displaced people in western Sudan, civilians are fleeing the area - into increasingly dangerous conditions.
[MSF] Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply concerned about the rapidly escalating cholera outbreak in Malakal, in South Sudan's Upper Nile state. Since the first suspected case was reported on 5 November, the number of people affected has risen significantly, placing an immense strain on the limited response to date. By 3 December, a total of 737 cholera cases were reported in Malakal, with MSF treating 646 patients - more than 87 per cent of all cases.
[Dabanga] Juba -- Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, president of Sudan's Sovereignty Council and commander-in-chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), arrived in Juba, capital of South Sudan, yesterday, to discuss "critical issues regarding the relations between the two countries".
[allAfrica] In 2019, South Sudan experienced significant child mortality from preventable diseases. Pneumonia and diarrhea were particularly deadly, accounting for 19% and 10% of under-5 mortality, respectively. Rotavirus is especially impactful, causing 24.4% of diarrheal disease deaths in low- and middle-income countries.Vaccination emerges as a crucial public health strategy, preventing an estimated 3.5 to 5 million deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases. Given the substantial burden of these illnesses,
[ISS] The fourth postponement of elections in less than a decade raises doubts South Sudan will ever reach democracy.
[Ethiopian Herald] - Ethiopian peacekeepers serving in Jonglei State and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area have been awarded United Nations (UN) medals for their exceptional efforts in promoting and sustaining peace in South Sudan.
[UN News] Ongoing hostilities across Syria are intensifying an already dire humanitarian crisis, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned, amid reports of a deadly airstrike at the Ad Dabousiyah border crossing with Türkiye.
[ISS] Inter-communal structures can prevent women and children from being captured during cattle raids and forced into servitude.
[VOA] Juba, South Sudan -- South Sudanese authorities say a confrontation between the People's Defense Forces and personnel protecting former spy chief General Akol Koor has been resolved peacefully, with both sides reaching an agreement to prevent further conflict. Heavy gunfire echoed for about an hour Thursday night around Koor's residence in the Thongpiny neighborhood of Juba, creating panic and raising concerns the confrontation between the two sides might escalate.
[VOA] Juba, South Sudan -- The international community warns that as many as 2 million children and 1 million pregnant or lactating mothers in South Sudan are facing acute malnutrition. Poor access to safe drinking water, sanitation and the spread of disease continue to fuel the crisis.
[Agenzia Fides] Juba -- "With the recurrent postponements of democratic elections in South Sudan, the hope for sustainable peace is waning," warn the Bishops of South Sudan and Sudan at the end of their meeting on peace in the two countries in Kit, in the South Sudanese state of Eastern Equatoria.
[UNHCR] More than 17,400 former South Sudanese refugees were recently issued with national identity cards, having returned to the country after years in exile. With support from a joint project by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and the European Union (EU), the exercise led by the Directorate of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passport, and Immigration (DCRNPI) also targeted persons at risk of statelessness across the country.
[allAfrica] Geneva -- Sudan's war has disrupted its urban economy, once a mainstay, with formal wage employment sharply declining, pushing many into precarious self-employment or informal labour, offering scant security with health and education equally deteriorating, says a UN development official.
[SAFA] Coach Hugo Broos' irrepressible charges were once again in devastating form as they beat South Sudan 3-0 in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier that could have had a far more unflattering final scoreline on another day.
[WFP] Juba -- Alarming new food security data from South Sudan shows that 57 per cent of the population will be acutely food insecure through the 2025 lean season with returnees fleeing the war in Sudan and young children facing some of the highest levels of hunger and malnutrition as economic pressures, climate extremes, and the effects of Sudan's war drive worsening hunger The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), released today, shows more than 85 per cent of returnees fleeing Sudan will be
[Dabanga] New York -- The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has approved an extension of the mandate for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 2025. The decision preserves the current troop and police levels while calling for a strategic review to assess the Force's objectives and its ability to adapt to changing security conditions in the region.
[MSF] Juba -- Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has set up a 20-bed cholera treatment unit (CTU) at the Renk Civil Hospital in South Sudan, in response to a cholera outbreak declared by the Ministry of Health (MoH) on 28 October. We call on all organisations in Upper Nile state to help prevent the spread of the disease within Upper Nile State and beyond.The MSF-supported CTU has so far received and treated 45 cholera cases, and recorded among them two deaths. Most of the patients are people arriving from the
[VOA] Juba, South Sudan -- The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has called for tangible evidence of progress toward democratic elections the country.
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[State Department] Following the United Nations Security Council's designation of two Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanders on November 8, the Treasury Department is today sanctioning Abdel Rahman Joma'a Barakallah (Barakallah), the RSF West Darfur Commander.
[MSF] An alarming number of children suffering from severe malaria have been admitted to Aweil state hospital, where Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) runs the paediatric and maternity wards, in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal state, South Sudan, over the past three months. Malaria admissions to the children's ward began to increase in June and, by September, up to 400 children a week were being admitted to the paediatric department with severe malaria - more than double the numbers compared to September the
[The Herald] Kenya on Thursday launched seminal exports to more countries under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) with the inaugural shipment of 35 containers to South Sudan, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
[The Conversation Africa] Salva Kiir Mayardit has served as South Sudan's president since the country's independence in 2011. South Sudan's secession from Sudan came on the heels of a long and bloody civil war that resulted in a referendum on independence.
[UN News] The decision to extend the transition period in South Sudan once again and postpone long-awaited elections cannot be "business as usual", the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Thursday.
[The New Humanitarian] Malakal, South Sudan -- 'There is no house, no food, and no place to sleep for the children.'
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Parties involved in South Sudan's peace process have agreed to resume mediation in Nairobi to address outstanding issues.
[UNHCR] Ten years ago, 60-year-old Teresa was forced to flee deadly conflict in her hometown in Malakal town, northeastern South Sudan. Her search for safety for her then three children and husband led her to Sudan's capital, Khartoum, where they settled.