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Devex
April 28, 2018
NEW YORK — Continued attacks on health facilities and blocked access to aid organizations are worsening the humanitarian situation in South Sudan, according to the international human rights coalition Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict. At least 20 percent of South Sudan's 1,900 hospitals hadÃâà...
Xinhua
April 28, 2018
JUBA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan and the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Friday agreed to end the bickering over the operations of the ... Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) signed between the government and UN in the wake of South Sudan winning independence from Sudan in 2011.
Tampabay.com
April 28, 2018
International frustration has been rising with the lack of progress toward peace in South Sudan, where untold tens of thousands have been killed since fighting began in December 2013. A cease-fire in December was violated within hours. South Sudan's government says it is committed to peace, butÃâà...
The Observer
April 27, 2018
Speaking in Kampala, South Sudan officials signalled at a three-day high level meeting of the eight-nation Inter-Governmental Authority on ... The meeting is a follow-up on first consultations, which Igad held with South Sudan government officials and other national stakeholders in Juba last year.
IRINnews.org
April 13, 2018
Announcing the formation of his new group from exile in Kenya, Malong said he wanted to “arrest the carnage” of South Sudan's ongoing war, stating that President Salva Kiir “has concentrated all his ... South Sudan's government-controlled army was founded in 1983 by 'father of the nation' John Garang.
africanews
April 9, 2018
South Sudan's government has approved a report on the regional bloc's decision to relocate the exiled rebel leader Riek Machar from his house ... Two weeks ago, the Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) announced that it had resolved to release Machar from house arrest in South Africa.
Voice of America
April 6, 2018
The press secretary for South Sudan's Vice President James Wani Igga has resigned, saying he cannot serve a government that is subjecting its people to suffering. David Mayen Dengdit told VOA's South Sudan in Focus that he left his position a week ago because of what he called bad governmentÃâà...
ABC News
March 10, 2018
Under the Status of Forces Agreement, between the U.N. and South Sudan's government, the U.N. has the right to operate radio stations under its "exclusive control" and to convey information to the public relating to its mandate. Civic groups are calling the suspension disturbing and are urging the MediaÃâà...
Voice of America
March 1, 2018
A group of opposition parties held a news conference in Addis Ababa last month to accuse South Sudan's government of not taking the High-Level Revitalization Forum seriously and of violating the latest cease-fire, which was signed in December. A South Sudan army spokesperson dismissed theÃâà...
Voice of America
February 28, 2018
The reports we have been getting for the last three days indicated that the rebel groups loyal to [Thomas] Cirilo and Riek Machar have been fighting among themselves,” Koang told VOA's South Sudan in Focus. Bishop Hillary Adeba of Yei Diocese of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan confirmed fightingÃâà...
ABC News
February 25, 2018
More than six million people, up about 40 percent from a year ago, are at threat without aid, according to the report released Monday by the United Nations and South Sudan's government. It says 150,000 people in 11 counties in Jonglei, Upper Nile, Unity and Western Bahr el Ghazal states could slip intoÃâà...
Voice of America
February 22, 2018
A U.N. report says South Sudan's government continues to censor the media and restrict freedom of expression. The report (Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression in South Sudan) warns that restrictions on freedom of expression are having a “chilling effect” and “are shrinking the space for debate inÃâà...
ReliefWeb
February 20, 2018
February 19, 2018 (JUBA) – South Sudan government has denied reports that it supplies food and free transport to refugees returning from neighboring Uganda upon their arrival to the war-torn nation. “The government does not provide any assistance to the returnees, but works with aid agencies thatÃâà...
Voice of America
February 16, 2018
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Friday adjourned the South Sudan peace talks for three weeks. An IGAD envoy did not say why, but opposition parties questioned the government delegation's commitment to finding solutions. Opposition parties, civil society activists andÃâà...
Voice of America
February 9, 2018
South Sudan's government Friday declined to sign an agreement on rules to facilitate discussion aimed at reviving the country's collapsed 2015 peace deal. The government's delegates refused to approve the Declaration of Principles (DOP), intended to guide a second phase of high-level talks. They citedÃâà...
The Observer
December 31, 1999
Uganda is set to host the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) meeting to discuss the free movement of South Sudanese, including ... Tuesday's meeting is a follow-up on first consultations, which Igad held with South Sudan government officials and other national stakeholders in Juba lastÃâà...
Channel NewsAsia
December 31, 1999
NAIROBI: Activists accused South Sudan's government on Monday of funnelling cash from the state oil company to militias responsible for atrocities and attacks on civilians. South Sudan dismissed the report by The Sentry, a group co-founded by actor George Clooney. "The oil money did not even ... buy aÃâà...
New York Times
December 31, 1999
A recent report by the United Nations and the South Sudan government said 150,000 people could slip into famine this year. A formal famine declaration means people have already started to starve to death. But even with food aid, humanitarian workers warn, much of South Sudan could face severeÃâà...
