Conflict

South Sudan: ‘Fighting must stop now’ so millions can be spared from famine, say UN agency chiefs

New York, May 25(Just Earth News): Despite “appalling conditions” in South Sudan, it is not too late to save more people from dying, the head of the United Nations agriculture agency said on Wednesday, joining the World Food Programme (WFP) chief in a call to all parties enmeshed in the country’s conflict to end the violence and work together to ensure access to food and other life-saving support. more

South Sudan: UN urges all sides to cease hostilities; regional force starts to arrive

New York, Apr 30 (Just Earth News): Disturbed by the escalation of violence and subsequent suffering of civilians in South Sudan as a result of the recent government offensive, the United N ...

'Horrible attack' in South Sudan town sends thousands fleeing across border – UN refugee agency

New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): Host communities and aid agencies in Uganda are struggling to feed and shelter new refugees who have been displaced following a spike in violence in parts o ...

South Sudan now world's fastest growing refugee crisis-UN refugee agency

New York, Mar 18 (Just Earth News): The number of South Sudanese fleeing their homes is “alarming,” the United Nations refugee agency on Friday said, announcing that 1.6 million people h ...

South Sudan: UN expert urges action to end rights abuses in a country where 'impunity is the norm'

New York, Mar 14 (Just Earth News): Amid a “massive” increase in gross human rights violations, as well as an escalation in fighting in South Sudan, the head of a United Nations rights p ...

South Sudan: UN official calls for unfettered relief access to avert further catastrophe

New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): With hundreds of thousands in need of assistance in famine-struck parts of South Sudan and rising insecurity hampering relief work, a senior United Nations ...

South Sudan: UN and regional partners call for immediate cessation of hostilities

New York, Jan 30 (Just Earth News): The United Nations, the African Union (AU) and regional partners on Sunday reiterated their call for an immediate cessation of hostilities in South Sudan ...

Act now to halt South Sudan’s ‘trajectory towards mass atrocities,’ Ban urges Security Council

New York, Dec 20 (Just Earth News):Amid growing tensions and increasing despair among South Sudan’s population, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday warned that the int ...

UN rights chief urges establishment of hybrid court for atrocities in South Sudan

New York, Dec 15 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday urged the African Union to quickly establish the hybrid court for South Sudan to investigate and pros ...

Some 3,500 people fleeing South Sudan each day due to ongoing conflict – UN refugee agency

New York, Nov 5 (Just Earth News): The ongoing conflict in South Sudan has led to immense suffering and displacement, with an average of 3,500 people fleeing the country each day to neighbou ...