Informes

JUBA, South Sudan, 18 August 2014 – As the crisis in South Sudan deepens, the European Commission, through its Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection department (ECHO), has announced an additional grant to UNICEF of €5 million,…

British High Commissioner speaks at closing event of campaign on 16 August. On 16 August, HE Alison Blackburne, British High Commissioner to Uganda, gave a speech on the importance of universal bednet coverage in Uganda, a programme…

24 August 2014, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: IGAD condemns the death of one of its ceasefire monitors in Bentiu in the hands of forces allied to the Sudan People Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO). The monitors who…

Mogadishu, 23 August 2014 - Over 100 youths from five regions converged in Mogadishu on Saturday for a youth sensitization workshop facilitated by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) to discuss issues of federalism…

EL SAREIF BENI HUSSEIN (24 Aug.) - More than 1,000 families who lost their homes owing to torrential rains last week in El Sareif Beni Hussein locality, North Darfur, have not received any help so far. “The…

Green harvests have begun; heavy rains and flooding threaten crops in some areas Key Messages Moderate to heavy rains continued across South Sudan over the last ten days with up to 300 millimeters of rainfall in localized areas.…

Above-average food prices and debt levels to lead to Stressed food insecurity by October Key Messages Good national rice production is expected this season along with an average March/April 2014 maize/legume harvest in the south. As a result,…

HIGHLIGHTS U.S. Government (USG) provides additional $180 million to support food assistance in South Sudan U.N. World Food Program (WFP) barge convoy arrives in Upper Nile State Insecurity persists in Unity State, including near the civilian protection site in…

21 August 2014 - Recent rape cases that resulted in the deaths of a pregnant woman and an 11-year old girl highlighted the need to step up the fight against gender-based violence, participants at a forum…

22 August 2014 - Some 43 South Sudanese youth today completed a two-weeks training course in Juba, aimed at empowering them with skills to develop and promote locally relevant mobile applications. UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization…