Reports

Margaret Besheer May 27, 2014 5:40 PM UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to refocus the U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan to concentrate primarily on protecting civilians instead of nation building, and it…

(MissionNewswire) Thanks to a recent donation and coordination efforts of Salesian Missions, four schools in Uganda now have new textbooks. The schools serve vulnerable children and focus on ending the cycle of poverty through education and…

(MissionNewswire) Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world. Despite impressive growth and development over the last several years that has reduced the once 70 percent poverty rate (in the late 1990s) to 54…

27 May 2014 - The number of suspected cholera cases in Juba has risen to over 670 with 23 deaths, leading health officials to double their estimates of people who could contract the disease. “Because of the…

Karin Zeitvogel Last updated on: May 27, 2014 11:45 PM WASHINGTON — With South Sudan's peace process floundering, members of the diaspora and their American supporters have come up with a possible solution: give women leadership roles and…

NYALA (27 May.) - Elements of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stole a number of vehicles and robbed residents of Nyala, capital of South Darfur, on Tuesday. Seventeen cases have so far been reported to…

Gelalo, 27 May 2014 – The Education Ministry’s branch in Gel-Alo sub-zone indicated that schools in remote areas are witnessing visible increase as regards number of school registrations. Mr. Idris Horie, Head of the branch office, pointed…

Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC May 27, 2014 In light of Madagascar’s successful 2013 elections, and the installation of a new government earlier this year, the United States has lifted all remaining restrictions on direct assistance to the…

HIGHLIGHTS ♦ IOM Special Liaison Office (SLO) has relocated a total of 104,041 refugees to Pugnido, Leitchuor, Bonga and Kule refugee camps as of 20 May 2014. ♦ For the first time since the beginning of the crisis,…

HIGHLIGHTS ♦ IOM Special Liaison Office (SLO) has relocated a total of 101,098 refugees to Fugnido, Leitchuor, Bonga and Kule refugee camps as of 12 May 2014. ♦ An estimated population of 23,000 people have entered Ethiopia since…