Sudan has agreed to compensate families of 17 U.S. sailors killed in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole.Sudan’s transitional government said Thursday that it has signed an agreement with the families as part of its efforts to be removed from the U.S. lis…
After the death of a young girl in upper Egypt during a botched circumcision, women and doctors in Cairo launched a number of protests in recent days to decry the practice, which has been officially outlawed since 2008. Government officials say, howeve…
Residents of a community in the Eastern Equatorian region of South Sudan have temporarily abandoned their homes out of fear that conflict will develop between local farmers and pastoralists who have migrated to the area seeking grazing pasture and wate…
One hand cannot make a clap. Before God, I am so happy to see the world supporting us, said Alier Wal who lost both parents in 2013.This is light at the end of the tunnel, he assured his fellow orphans.Alier, was speaking at a donation by the Sri-Lanka…
Highlights In 2019, unprecedented flooding washed away crops, destroyed homes and contaminated water supplies impacting over 900,000 people, of which 490,000 were children. UNICEF has reached over 110,000 people with critical and lifesaving Health, Nut…
Manama: Health Minister Faiqa Al Saleh and MP Abdullah Ibrahim Al Dossari have reviewed healthcare topics in the Northern Governorate.The talks covered the allocation of a plot of land in Budaya to build a health center that would serve the residents a…
Thousands of children have suffered at the hands of armed groups during South Sudan’s civil war. They have been killed, maimed, abducted, separated from their families and denied access to education and healthcare.Dozens of soldiers have just received …
South Sudan’s Al Sudd is the world’s largest swamp. It’s home to up to 100,000 people who ended up here seeking refuge from fighting. Infested with pythons, crocodiles and malaria-bearing mosquitoes, it’s both a sanctuary and an endless miasma of fear,…
As part of IOM’s Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) preparedness activities, DTM operates Flow Monitoring Points (FMPs) on the borders with Uganda (UGA), the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Central African Republic (CAR). In total, 22 EVD-dedicated F…
In Numbers16,310 mt of food and nutrition assistance distributed*US$ 2.66 m in cash-based transfers made*US$ 309 m six months (January June 2020) net funding requirements1.7 m people assisted* *in November 2019Operational UpdatesFood and Nutrition Ass…
An isolation ward stands ready at a hospital in Khartoum, Sudan. Laboratories in Senegal and Madagascar have the testing equipment they need. Passengers arriving at airports in Gambia, Cameroon and Guinea are being screened for fever and other viral s…
Nearly 50 per cent of all violent deaths between 2010 and 2015, more than 200,000 each year, involved small arms and light weapons, the Security Council was told on Tuesday, during a briefing by UN disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu.One billion small ar…
JUBA European Union funding of Euros 6.2 million (US$7.5 million) helped the World Food Programme (WFP) provide common logistics services � critical to reach millions of people in need � for more than 300 humanitarian organizations in South Sudan.Cont…
We are empowered. We don’t have to be silent. We must move to educate people about the possible causes of conflict and suggest solutions for peace in our communities.That was the message from women’s representative, Fatuma Nakang, at a peace forum in t…
Juba In an effort to strengthen port health services, South Sudan has set up thermal scanner at Juba International Airport to enhance capacities of detecting potential public health emergencies of international concern in compliance to the regional and…
Weekly Overview? DTM continues to operate 20 additional EVDdedicated FMPs on the borders with DRC, Uganda and CAR, of which four are operated in cooperation with DTM Uganda on the Ugandan side of the border. Lasu and Tokori FMPs remained inactive as a …
Major Epidemiological Highlights in week 03 of 2020 In week 03, 2020 IDSR reporting completeness was 72% and timeliness was 64% at health facility level. EWARN reporting both completeness and timeliness were 82% Of the 218 alerts in week 03, 2020; 60% …
Clashes between rival armed groups in Bria, a strategic town in eastern Central African Republic, have left dozens of dead, a senior official said Tuesday.”There are about 50 dead. Some bodies were immediately buried by relatives, so it is difficult to…
Rebecca Anyeoul is an expert when it comes to juggling her responsibilities.She’s managed to raise seven children throughout the conflict in South Sudan while also serving in the country’s army for the past 25 years, rising up the ranks to achieve the …
In Numbers5.5 million people facing acute food insecurity from January to April 2020 (IPC)2.1 million acutely malnourished women and children (HRP)1.7 million people assisted by WFP in November 20191.47 million internally displaced people (OCHA)2.2 mil…
OVERVIEWThis document provides an overview of the Logistics Cluster’s South Sudan River Movement strategy for 2020. The cluster plans to achieve logistics and cost efficiencies by continuing the transport modality shift undertaken in 2018 and 2019, whi…
Key messagesAn estimated 47 percent of the population of South Sudan is suffering from acute food insecurity immediately after the harvest period, a situation driven by conflict-related livelihood disruptions, climatic shocks, displacement and the econ…
GENEVA – The United Nations is condemning the deadly attack on a village in the disputed oil-rich area of Abyei between Sudan and South Sudan Wednesday. It is calling for calm in the wake of the attack by armed gunmen, which left dozens dead and score…
Hundreds of people from the disputed Abyei region demonstrated Friday in South Sudan’s capital, demanding authorities investigate an attack on an Abyei village that killed at least 15 people. The protesters, many of whom traveled by minibus from Abyei …
A delegation of the Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for poliomyelitis eradication starts a two-week visit to South Sudan to verify the accuracy and extensiveness of the complete national documentation for polio-free status prepared by t…
Commitment to reduce management costs in refugee contextsOne of the reduce management costs workstream commitments of the Grand Bargain is to decrease the costs of delivering assistance with the use of technology and innovation (commitment 4.1). Reduci…
Key messages Food security outlook: Humanitarian food assistance continues to prevent more extreme outcomes in parts of Greater Upper Nile, Greater Bahr el Ghazal, and Western Equatoria through lifesaving intervention using muti sectorial approaches. A…
Weekly Overview? DTM continues to operate 22 additional EVD-dedicated FMPs on the borders with DRC, Uganda and CAR, of which 4 are operated in cooperation with DTM Uganda on the Ugandan side of the border. After the revision process, two FMPs, Panjala …
Humanitarian Response in AbyeiHumanitarian partners are providing healthcare assistance, including emergency surgical operations, to the survivors of an attack in Abyei that left 32 people killed, 25 people injured, three children missing and 19 houses…
An attack on a village near the Sudan-South Sudan border has killed at least 15 people, according to officials in the disputed Abyei reigon.Daniel Adekera, spokesperson for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei, said UNIFSA counted 15 peo…
