Kenya
Bill will provide better support for victims and campaigners say it will make securing convictions easier Kenya has passed a law that will make it easier to secure convictions for human trafficking by providing greater support to…
South Sudan
The Common Humanitarian Fund’s (CHF) new donation of USD 109,131 will enable DanChurchAid (DCA) to reach extremely remote conflict-affected areas and assist people who have been stranded in these areas since December 2013. When the recent conflict…
South Sudan
Amir Manghali, Regional Desk Coordinator for East Africa, blogs from Juba on the conditions facing displaced families in Mahad camp. On 20 August, I visited Mahad IDP camp, together with Rose Juru Joushua, our Senior Programme Officer…
South Sudan
2014 January 1: A commercial truck moving from Ameriya Shariq to Um Baru was attacked by 25 unidentified armed men in Wadi Al Tine area, North Darfur, resulting in a shot injury to the driver and the…
South Sudan
28 August 2014 - To assist Bor residents in dealing with incessant flooding during the rainy season, UNMISS South Korean engineers recently completed a River Nile embankment project in the Jonglei state capital Bor. Built along a…
Sudan
MERSHING (29 Aug.) - Militia members raped two displaced girls at a farm in Mershing locality, South Darfur, on Monday. A day later, militiamen kept several displaced people hostage in exchange for money. Five people were…
Sudan
SIRBA/SILEIA (29 Aug.) - Four children died in two separate incidents in Sirba and Jebel Moon locality in West Darfur on Tuesday and Wednesday, when grenades they discovered detonated. The coordinator of the Sirba camps for displaced…
Ethiopia + 1 more
Operations and Services Following refugee screening and the registration of refugees who are new arrivals (Level 1 registration) at Ethiopia’s refugee entry points, a more detailed registration process (Level 2 registration, which includes biometrics) is conducted in…
South Sudan
MCC continues to provide food and encourage understanding among people displaced by violence in South Sudan. By Emily Loewen Aug. 29, 2014 WINNIPEG, Man. – As conflict has displaced more than 1.5 million people in South Sudan since late…
South Sudan + 4 more
HIGHLIGHTS On 18 August, sustained gunfire was heard around the UNMISS compound in Bentiu, Unity State. The source of the firing was nearby Rubkona Airstrip. UNMISS has been advised that the firing was done by SPLA troops…
