Tag: South sudan
UNICEF, South Sudan launch campaign to tackle child marriage
South Sudan, in collaboration with the UN Children Agency (UNICEF), on Monday launched a campaign aimed at ending rampant child marriages in the east...
No fewer than 45 people killed in ethnic clashes in South...
No fewer than 45 people were killed during an ethnic clashes in the volatile nation of South Sudan, an official said on Tuesday.
At...
UN appeals for $390mn to boost South Sudan response to COVID-19
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), on Tuesday, launched a funding appeal worth $390 million to boost response to...
COVID-19: World Bank grants South Sudan $40m for social protection
The World Bank on Thursday approved a grant of about 40 million dollars in social protection to provide income security for poor and vulnerable...
EU gives WFP $10m to fight hunger in South Sudan
The EU on Tuesday said it had donated 10.4 million dollars to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to provide food aid to South...
South Sudan graduates first batch of army instructors
South Sudan on Friday passed out the first batch of army instructors, who are set to commence training of both government and opposition soldiers,...
Amnesty Int’l urges South Sudan to stop crackdown on dissenters at...
South Sudan’s authorities have recently strengthened their campaign of intimidation and attacks against their critics both at home and across the region, a...
South Sudan official allays fears on Ebola outbreak
South Sudan has dismissed speculations of an outbreak of the deadly viral Ebola disease.
This followed the recent death of a 41-year old woman who...
South Sudan to close embassies over economic crisis
South Sudan will close a number of its embassies across the world to reduce operational costs, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Monday.
“The government...
