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New York, Jan 28 (JEN) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is celebrating the release of some 3,000 South Sudanese child soldiers today in what is being hailed as one of the largest ever demobilizations of children in a zone of conflict. more
Year of conflict in South Sudan has stolen future of a generation of children-UNICEF

New York, Dec 13 (JEN) The scale of the crisis facing children in South Sudan is “staggering” according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which warned on Friday that the ...

South Sudan at ‘crossroads’ as it seeks to combat sexual violence, says UN official

New York, Oct 21 (JEN): Sexual violence has become a key feature of the continuing conflict in South Sudan, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Viole ...

UN demands safe release of abducted personnel in South Sudan

New York, Oct 18 (JEN) The United Nations Mission in South Sudan on Fridaystrongly condemned the recent abductions of the world body’s personnel at the airfield in Malakal and demanded the ...

South Sudan: UN envoy, Government agree on steps to tackle widespread sexual violence

New York, Oct 14 (JEN) Back from her first visit to South Sudan, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Mrs. Zainab Hawa Bangura warn ...

UN envoy urges greater civilian protection as South Sudan faces daunting challenges

New York, Oct 8 (JEN) Amid a vast population of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and ongoing ethnic tensions, the challenges in South Sudan continue to remain “enormous,” the head of ...

Thousands of children at risk of starvation in South Sudan, UNICEF warns

New York, Sept 24 (JEN) Thousands of children under the age of five are at risk of dying from malnutrition in South Sudan and 1.5 million people will be in crisis and emergency food insecur ...

New UN South Sudan envoy stresses civilian protection, national ownership of peace process

New York, Sept 3 (JEN) Taking up her post on Tuesday as head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Ellen Margrethe Løj acknowledged that while it was a “huge and difficu ...

South Sudan: UN concerned over swelling number of refugees

New York, Apr 17 (JEN): Spiraling violence has forced an increasing number of civilians in South Sudan’s oil-rich Unity state are seeking refuge with the United Nations peacekeeping missio ...