Lebanon reaped victory over Bahrain by a difference of eight points (72-64), at the end of the match that took place between them today in Al-Hussein Sports City in the Jordanian capital, Amman, at the opening of the King Abdullah II friendly basketbal…
Wheelchair basketball is growing in popularity in South Sudan, offering hope for athletes with disabilities, some of whom lost legs from unexploded ordnance left from decades of conflict. U.S. professional wheelchair basketball players, including Sudan…
Within months of Sudan’s first women’s football league kicking off, the championship’s emerging stars are being hailed as icons for equal rights in a country transitioning to civilian rule.Orjuan Essam, 19, and Rayan Rajab, 22, of Khartoum-based Tahadi…
The following is a near verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary General.**AppointmentGood afternoon. I have a senior appointment to announce. Today the Secretary General is appointing Ghada Fathi…
Manama: Bahrain national basketball team will head to Kuwait, tomorrow Thursday, to take part in the GCC men’s champion which will open November 23 and run until December 1. Apart from Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar …
The following is a near verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary General.**Secretary General in ThailandGood afternoon, everyone. Yesterday in Bangkok, the Secretary General attended the tenth Summ…
Calling for more control of the flow of small arms and light weapons and enhanced regulations on autonomous weapons systems, delegates highlighted the damage done to communities around the world by a range of legal and illegal weaponry, as the First Co…
Sudan and neighbouring South Sudan have never been closer to reaching a sustainable peace with each other, and their own internal armed opposition groups, the head of UN peacekeeping told the Security Council on Thursday.The meeting was focused on the …
Delegates Finish Consideration of International Trade Commission ReportBeginning its consideration on the prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities and the allocation of loss in the case of such harm, as well as the law of transboundar…
Twenty-one-year-old Marilyn Zakarya is one of the players in the Sudanese women’s football league that launched this week. Zakarya came from South Sudan to follow her dream in Khartoum. But she is worried whether Sudan’s conservative society will accep…
NOUAKCHOTT – Mauritanian voters went to the polls Saturday in the country’s first election without an incumbent presidential candidate since the 2008 coup.Polling stations closed at 7 p.m. across the Sahara Desert nation, and preliminary results are ex…
HIGHLIGHTS At least 1,600 South Sudanese refugees (320 families) have relocated to the Bantiu ‘open area’ following the 5-6 June attacks on South Sudanese in Omdurman. There is risk of more attacks on South Sudanese refugees in Khartoum, UNHCR said. In…
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Calls Stronger Cooperation ‘Pivotal’ in Shared Mission to Prevent, Resolve ConflictWith Middle East crises occupying a significant portion of its agenda, the Security Council today expressed its intention to promote c…
Adut Akuei used to go every evening to the hospital to visit little Akol Akot, her three-year old granddaughter, who was seriously malnourished. Adut and her daughter Angong could often only feed her with asida, a dish made out of ground sorghum. She w…
On 2 April, UNHCR along with partner United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and South Sudan’s Commission for Refugee Affairs (CRA) undertook a protection needs assessment to Lasu refugee settlement. The approximate population figure is 4,600 (60…
On 2 April, UNHCR along with partner United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and South Sudan’s Commission for Refugee Affairs (CRA) undertook a protection needs assessment to Lasu refugee settlement. The approximate population figure is 4,600 (60…
In Yei town, UNHCR, in partnership with South Sudan’s Commission for Refugee Affairs, issued identity cards to two Nuban refugees to enhance their protection.Upper Nile UNHCR in partnership with Save the Children International (SCI) identified and doc…
Current contextThe DRC Roving CCCM team covers priority Beyond Bentiu Response (BBR) counties within Unity State; Rubkona, Guit and Koch. The team carries out CCCM activities using an area based approach, working through the CCCM cluster to disseminate…
ContextBentiu protection of civilian (PoC) site was established in Rubkona county of Unity state in December 2013 where currently 100,441 internally displaced people are seeking protection in the site.Humanitarian partners and UNMISS are working togeth…
ContextBentiu protection of civilian (PoC) site was established in Rubkona county of Unity state in December 2013 where currently 100,441 internally displaced people are seeking protection in the site.Humanitarian partners and UNMISS are working togeth…
UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) SitesAs of 11 April 2019, a total of number of civilians seeking safety in six Protection of Civilians (PoC) sites located on UNMISS bases is 176,865 including 100,441 in Bentiu, 29,190 in Malakal, 30,882 in Juba UN…
We are looking forward to the day when our army will have a positive image in the outside world, when we have a holistic relationship with our civil population and when South Sudan is no longer on the list of countries that support the recruitment and …
HIGHLIGHTS Almost half of displaced people intend to leave Malakal Protection of Civilians site Measles outbreak confirmed in 11 counties in South Sudan, upsurge in cases globally United Nations allocates $11 million to help displaced people return hom…
Situation OverviewDuring the assessments in Rumbek North of Lake State below were the findings:Rumbek North is a county inhabited by Pakam Dinka, it has many payams and villages surrounding the county headquarters. Each payam is inhabit by some section…
Situation overviewAn IRNA was not carried out however these are households residing in POC1, who made a complaint to HI/ACTED (protection partner and camp management) via the CRM desk, regarding shelter assistance needed. Their complaints were then ref…
Rumbek North is a county inhabited by Pakam Dinka, it has many payams and villages surrounding the county headquarters. Each payam is inhabit by some sections of clan. During the recent gubernational order of increasing the states in South Sudan, Rumbe…
1. INTRODUCTIONThis bulletin reviews the March 2019 climate conditions over the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) region and highlights the May 2019 rainfall and temperature forecasts together with the socio-economic impacts associated with both the observe…
1. INTRODUCTIONThis bulletin reviews the March 2019 climate conditions over the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) region and highlights the May 2019 rainfall and temperature forecasts together with the socio-economic impacts associated with both the observe…
Sudan hosts the largest population of South Sudanese refugees in the region, with more than 850,000 individuals reported across the country as of December 2018. Among these, nearly 385,000 fled to Sudan since the outbreak of conflict in South Sudan in …
Sudan hosts the largest population of South Sudanese refugees in the region, with more than 850,000 individuals reported across the country as of December 2018. Among these, nearly 385,000 fled to Sudan since the outbreak of conflict in South Sudan in …
