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South Sudan among countries UN seeks to address ‘unprecedented catastrophic levels’ of food insecurity

New York The world currently faces unprecedented catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity, according to UN agencies, and around $6.6 billion is needed urgently, to support 41 million in danger of sliding into famine.  To ramp up support, the United Nations on Monday convened a high-level event, calling for international action, before it is too late.  Close to half a million people are experiencing famine-like conditions (IPC phase 5, under the official classification) in Ethiopia, Madagascar, South […]

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UJOSS solidarity team leaves for Bentiu to deliver donations to flood victims.

By Richard SultanA group of eight journalists from both local and international media houses left Juba on Sunday for Unity State’s capital, Bentiu to deliver donations from the Union of Journalists (UJOSS) in partnership with Community Empowerment for progress Organization (CEPO) as a show of solidarity with the flood affected families of the state.In a […]

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South Sudan waives visa fees for Ugandans

By Michael Tapeng South Sudan’s government has abolished visa fees for Ugandans entering the country starting from October 2nd. 2021. South Sudan’s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Deng Dau Deng made the announcement on Friday in Juba. “In the principle of reciprocity, the Government of the Republic of South Sudan today has directed the Ministry of […]

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South Sudan: Rights coalition appeals for African charter ratification on children

By Staff Writer The South Sudan Child Rights Society Coalition is appealing to the government to ratify African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Children. The Charter is a regional Child Rights instrument peculiar to Africa that encompasses provisions on the rights and welfare of the child given African values and context It […]

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Hungry South Sudanese cry foul as deadline to stop food distribution looms

By Tapeng Michael Hungry people living in displaced settlements in South Sudan are worried as the date to stop distribution of food to them looms. The United Nations World Food Program, the main food aid provider in the African nation said it would stop distribution for three months beginning October citing lack of enough donor […]

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South Sudanese elites shun local media, editors decry

  • September 29, 2021
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By Ruot George The political elites in South Sudan are increasingly shunning local media and preferring to use foreign outlets to disseminate information, the chairperson of the national editors’ forum in South Sudan, Koang Pal Chang said. While speaking at a panel discussion in Juba on the International Day for Universal Access to Information, Koang […]

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In South Sudan’s capital, jobless people snatching valuables for survival

  • September 29, 2021
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By Richard Sultan David Dario who drives a Subaru in South Sudan’s capital has fallen prey to these young people often times. At peak traffic hours, streets are suddenly filled with young milling among the vehicles jammed up. They are most active in the evening hours when drivers are going home to rest after the […]

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Aid worker killed in South Sudan ambush

By Okech Francis An aid worker has been killed in an ambush on a convoy of an organisation working with the United Nations World Food Program, the Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim in South Sudan, Matthew Hollingworth, said. The ambush, on September 17 affected three trucks of a WFP “cooperating partner,” in Mugwo Payam of Yei […]

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South Sudan urges citizens to use legal travel channels

  • September 21, 2021
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By Ruot George South Sudan is calling on its citizens to use legal means of travelling out of the country as opposed to illegal immigration. Neighboring Sudan revealed this week that 50 South Sudanese died while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. “Several perished attempting to cross to Italy. We therefor advise anyone […]

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China, South Sudan launch alumni association to deepen relations

By Denis Ejulu China and South Sudan have launched their first -ever alumni association to foster good relations between the two countries. Simon Juach Deng, Director of the Department of China Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the ceremony on Sunday in Juba, said that the South Sudan China Alumni Association (SSCAA) is […]

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