The U.N. refugee agency reports weeks of unrelenting rain and heavy flooding in South Sudan have washed away whole communities and wiped out the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people.Floods are not new to South Sudan. What is new is the freque…
South Sudan Country Office and Regional Bureau Update # 1 (October 2021)
In the second IPC projection period from April to July 2021, an estimated 7.24 million people (60% of the population) are likely to face Crisis or worse (IPC Phase 3 or above) acute food insecurity, with 108,000 people likely to be in Catastrophe (IPC …
Sudan: This week’s news in brief
A compact digest of the past week’s most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan. Subscribe to receive this digest weekly in your inbox.PM Hamdok: ‘Sudan facing worst and most dangerous crisis’ October 17 – 2021 KHARTOUM Sudan is facing the worst cris…
State of Emergency declared in North Darfur localities to secure harvest
The North Darfur state government declared a State of Emergency in Tawila and Dar El Salam localities on Tuesday for security reasons, following repeated attacks and security breaches, with the intent to secure the harvest season.The emergency measures…
Road, port closures intensify in eastern Sudan
The High Council of Beja Nazirs and Independent Chieftains announced on Tuesday the closure of more roads in the Red Sea state, on the 33rd day of the closure ports and national roads.A delegation of the Civil Forces Initiative from the Red Sea state h…
Public service minister visits E. Equatoria to oversee pension scheme
The South Sudan minister of public service Joseph Bangasi Bakasoro, and a delegation from his ministry visited Eastern Equatoria State on Monday to streamline the pension system and discuss challenges in the scheme. “We came with the team to discuss th…