Reports

The United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB) welcomes the signature of the General Principles for the conduct of the 2015 elections by the Government of Burundi, the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) and all political parties…

Households most affected by flooding and overcrowding in Malakal, South Sudan are being relocated to a new, improved site for internally displaced people. The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has played an important role in the relocation. As…

Highlights Insecurity continues to affect WFP operations. Two commercial contracted trucks departed Wunrok on 5 June carrying non-food items for WFP to Bentiu. One of these trucks hit a land mine on 6 June, some 3 km…

Mugume Davis Rwakaringi MALAKAL — Matthew Chol Jok used to work as director general of a sanitation and environment company in Upper Nile state, in the northeast of South Sudan. The 61-year-old remembers how his town was vibrant…

ZALINGEI/NIERTETI (10 Jun .) - Two men were shot dead in two separate cases in Central Darfur localities on Sunday. Idris Haroun Abdel Salam, aged 22, was killed by unidentified gunmen in his house at El Thoriya…

NYALA (10 Jun .) - The doctors and nurses of the Nyala Hospital have entered into an open-ended strike from work since Sunday, protesting the attack on a doctor by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).…

More than half a million children have fled their homes in South Sudan since conflict first broke out in December 2013. Most have stopped going to school and aid groups have warned of the long-term consequences…

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Tue, 10 Jun 2014 11:50 GMT Author: Caleb Kemboi BARINGO, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - At Salabani primary school on the shores of Lake Baringo in western Kenya, teacher Rehema Lewer holds a…

UNMISS “Protection of Civilians” (PoC) Sites As of 11 June, the estimated number of civilians seeking safety in ten Protection of Civilians (PoC) sites located on UNMISS bases is 94,175, including 31,940 in Juba (Tomping and UN…

SUMMARY Strategic objectives Reduce the impact of drought, re-establish livelihoods and strengthen the resilience of affected people. Minimize the risk of epidemics, epizootics and zoonotics and reduce their impact on drought-affected populations and livestock. Strengthen protection and improve access to…