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South Sudan: political will needed to form a unified government, on the road to peace

New York: Extending the deadline for the establishment of a unity government in South Sudan has helped maintain a ceasefire but also disillusioned many citizens, the Security Council heard on Tuesday. more

South Sudan: Hundreds of children recruited into armed groups, reports UNICEF

New York, Aug 19 (Just Earth News): Reporting that 650 children have been recruited into armed groups in South Sudan since January, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNCEF) called on Frida ...

South Sudan: UN human rights expert calls for the release of journalist Alfred Taban

New York, July 21 (Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert on Thursday urged the Government of South Sudan to immediately release Alfred Taban, a prominent journalist and chie ...

South Sudan: New team of explosive detection dogs arrives at UN mission

New York, May 28 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in South Sudan said on Friday it will receive 37 new explosive detection dogs as part of an increase in the ...

South Sudan: UN launches nutrition screening as hunger threatens lives of children

New York, Oct 30 (JEN): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have stepped up their activities in South Sudan after the recently released Integrated ...

South Sudan: UN agencies boost effort to avoid loss of young children’s lives

New York, Sep 10 (JEN): Two United Nations agencies are intensifying their efforts to reverse “dire” malnutrition in South Sudan, where every two minutes another child becomes severely m ...

UN lauds South Sudan as country ratifies landmark child rights treaty

New York, May 5 (JEN): The United Nations has hailed South Sudan’s ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) as the African nation takes a critical step towards prote ...

South Sudan: UN campaigns for children forced out of school by war

New York, Feb 20 (JEN): UNICEF’s ‘Back to Learning’ campaign, which was launched in Juba on Thursday by the agency and the President of South Sudan Salva Kiir, will reach out-of-school ...

South Sudan: UNICEF celebrates ongoing demobilization of child soldiers

New York, Feb 12 (JEN) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is applauding the release of another 300 children from an armed group in South Sudan – the second such UN-backed demob ...

South Sudan: UN warns surge in Sudanese refugees pushes camp capacity to limit

New York, Jan 31 (JEN) Sudanese refugees continue to pour into South Sudan as they flee aerial bombardments and ground attacks in the war-torn Nuba Mountains in Sudan, the United Nations ref ...