Sudan’s transitional government has overturned a moral policing law that criminalized certain clothing for women and drinking alcohol.It also has dissolved the country’s former ruling party, carrying out two key demands of Sudan’s pro-democracy protest…
Key messages Livelihood adaptation to environmental variability in the study areas in Chad, South Sudan and the Sudan has been undermined by a long history of shocks and other externalities. An understanding of this continual threat to resilience must …
The town of Akobo should be bustling with energy.Thousands of families who fled their homes when civil war erupted in South Sudan have finally begun returning to their homes in the wake of a new peace deal signed by the country’s leaders last year.Just…
Peacekeepers have been sent to the northern Lakes region in South Sudan in a bid to deter further violence between communities there, the UN Mission in the country, UNMISS, said on Tuesday.The 75 Nepalese blue helmets have been temporarily deployed fro…
While nomadic herding has peacefully existed for centuries, the traditional practice is now facing increased pressure in West Africa and the Sahel region due to reduced land, scarce water, climate change and the proliferation of illegally armed groups,…
The entire population of donkeys in this region is at a risk due to donkey hide trade driven by burgeoning demand from China. Kenya is the most affected in Africa particularly with licensing of four slaughter houses in Mogotio, Baringo County, Naivasha…
Manama: His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, today received Ralph Acaba, the Vice President of Raytheon Company, at Gudaibiya Palace. HRH the Crown Prince beg…
SITUATION UPDATEResponse activities have been scaled-up across the affected locations where floods devastated the lives and livelihoods of some 908,000 people. As of 29 November, about 7,000 metric tons of food commodities have been distributed, reachi…
(Juba, 02 December 2019) The Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Alain Noudehou, has strongly condemned brutal attacks on humanitarian aid workers in the Maban area of South Sudan, insisting the perpetrators be brought to justice immediately.In th…
The Ministry of Health in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) reviews the integrated diseases surveillance and response.In a two-day consultative meeting from 25 – 26 November 2019 in Juba, stakeholders reviewed the performance of the In…
Six months after its conclusion, a training provided by some of the UN peacekeeping mission’s engineering troops in Malakal is already paying substantial dividends. Their keen local apprentices have now assisted them in renovating the Bandar school, on…
An international aid group says armed men stormed its compound in South Sudan and assaulted several staffers. Relief International calls the Sunday morning attack in Maban town a senseless act of violence. Staffers have since relocate…
On 7 November, President Salva Kiir and armed opposition leader Riek Machar agreed to a second extension of the deadline for forming a unity government, a requirement of their September 2018 agreement aimed at ending South Sudan’s six-year civil war. T…
Manama: His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, today chaired the weekly Cabinet meeting at Gudaibiya Palace. Following the meeting, the Cabinet Secretary-Genera…
WEEKLY OVERVIEW? IOM continued to support and conduct active screening in the 12 Points of Entry (PoEs) sites: Yei SSRRC and Yei Airstrip within Yei Town, Kaya, Bazi, Okaba, Salia Musala, Kor Kaya (along Busia Uganda Border) Pure, Kerwa, Khorijo, Bori …
Manama:The Office of the First Deputy Prime Minister (OFDPM) today hosted a gathering to mark Bahrain Women’s Day, at Gudaibiya Palace. The Director-General of the Office of the First Deputy Prime Minister (OFDPM), HE Shaikh Fahad bin Abdulrahman Al Kh…
(ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia): H.E. Dr Workneh Gebeyehu officially took over responsibility for the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) during a ceremony held as part of the 13th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa y…
Brussels: The Summit of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has agreed on Sudan as its new Chair and a new Executive Secretary, former Foreign Minister of Ethiopia, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu. At a moment of profound change in the region, t…
HIGHLIGHTS Measles outbreak confirmed in Ikotos County, Eastern Equatoria South Sudan: Three humanitarian workers killed Amid rising concerns about mental health, increased suicide cases in Malakal Protection of Civilians site South Sudan Humanitarian …
Sudan has repealed a restrictive public order law that controlled how women acted and dressed in public.On Twitter, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok paid tribute to women “who have endured the atrocities that resulted from the implementation of this law”….
Sudanese authorities have approved a law to dismantle the foundations of former president Omar al-Bashir’s government. Demonstrators flooded the streets in Khartoum in celebration of the new law, which also repeals a public order act used to regulat…
IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix interviewed 6,913 households / groups representing 17,196 individual movements into and out of Bentiu Protection of Civilians (PoC) site, Malakal PoC site, Wau PoC Adjacent Area (AA) site and Wau collective centres (C…
In Numbers4.54 million people facing acute food insecurity from September to December 2019 (IPC)2.1 million acutely malnourished women and children (HRP)1.85 million people assisted by WFP in October 20191.47 million internally displaced people (OCHA)2…
Manama: HRH the Crown Prince receives the newly appointed Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Kingdom of Bahrain. His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister,…
The following is the Manifesto of the First Arab Christians Conference: “First provision The choice of Christians participating in this conference today is no different from the one they had made at the beginning of the last century, when the Ottoman E…
Key Messages Children worst affected by floods: According to UNICEF, an estimated 490,000 children are affected by heavy flooding in South Sudan. Heavy rains since July, have affected some 908,000 people in 32 counties. While heavy rain and flooding is…
HIGHLIGHTS UN Humanitarian Chief calls on the international community to scale up humanitarian support to Sudan. Sudan launches the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign Improved security is encouraging thousands of people…
1. KEY HIGHLIGHTS Number of Alerts reported during the week: 1 The 103rd alert was reported from Yambio on 4 November. Sample collected tested negative for EVD and other haemorrhagic virus diseases. The case however tested positive for malaria. …
Sudanese transitional authorities approved a law on Thursday to dissolve the former ruling party and repealed a public order law used to regulate women’s behavior under ex-President Omar al-Bashir, the justice minister said. The two measures responded …
In Numbers2.35 m people assisted in October 201914,548 mt of food assistance distributedUS$2,159,609 cash-based transfers madeUS$39.1 million six-month net funding requirements (December 2019 � May 2020)Operational Updates On 23 October, the Executive …
