Oct 16th, 2019 (SSNN)-The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued a grim warning, predicting that about 1.3 million children will be on the verge of “acute malnutrition” by the end of this year if child malnutrition is not prevented. “Some 1.3 million South Sudanese children under five years old are at risk of suffering from ‘acute malnutrition’ in 2020,” […]
Continue reading »By Luka Biong Deng Kuol Oct 14th, 2019 (SSNN)-It is almost one month remaining to form a national government as per the 2018 peace agreement. Five issues are critical for the formation of national government; namely the overwhelming desire of people of South Sudan for peace, the security arrangements including security of major towns such as Juba and unification of […]
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Oct 14th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit discussed the progress made in the implementation of the R-ARCSS with the Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring & Evaluation Commission, H.E Amb. Lt. Gen. A. Njoroge at the State House on Sunday. According to an official source, President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the Chairman of the JMEC tried to […]
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Oct 11th, 2019 (SSNN) -The establishment of the Government’s controversial states was a counter move to outvie 21 states proposed by the SPLM-IO, the Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro has finally disclosed. “Twenty-one states were brought about by the IO. We countered the move with 28 states and later on 32 states,” Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro told […]
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Oct 11th, 2019 (SSNN)-Human rights group, Amnesty International, has accused South Sudanese authorities of extrajudicial killing of four inmates, including a child who was underage upon his arrest. “Amnesty International expresses concerns about the execution of four people in South Sudan on 27 and 30 September. One of those executed was a child at the time of the crime. On […]
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By Cde. Sirir Gabriel Yiei Rut, Oct 11th, 2019 (SSNN)- Nowadays, Media is the most powerful branch in any Country. It is a tool to maintain a balanced society which is characterized by well informed people, effective democracy and social justice. In fact, media has unparalleled influence on all aspects of human life in modern times. South Sudan like many […]
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Oct 10th, 2019 (SSNN)-A new analysis released recently by the Small Arms Survey’s Human Security Baseline Assessment (HSBA) has revealed the origins of the Mathiang Anyoor, a paramilitary group that emerged in 2013 following the outbreak of the country’s brutal conflict. The report identified the Muthiang Anyoor as mere armed cattle keepers, originally from Northern Bahr el Ghazal and whose […]
Continue reading »Oct 10th, 2019 (SSNN)- Refugees International Senior Advocate for Human Rights Daniel P. Sullivan delivered the following remarks during a Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission briefing on “The Peace Process In South Sudan” on October 9th 2019. Thank you to Chairman McGovern, Chairman Smith, and the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for this timely briefing. In just five weeks we […]
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Oct 10, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit and his accompanying delegation left on Thursday morning for the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to meet IGAD leaders. “The President of the Republic, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit traveled to Addis Ababa this morning.” According to presidential media, PPU, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit will hold meetings with IGAD heads of […]
Continue reading »Oct 10th, 2019 (SSNN)- As pressure mounts on the Parties to the R-ARCSS, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is calling on South Sudan’s Government and Opposition factions to urgently address pending issues and fast-track the implementation of the Revitalized Peace agreement. “As South Sudan nears the November deadline for the formation of a unity government, the IRC calls on all […]
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Oct 7th, 2019 (SSNN) — South Sudan’s government has verified at least 1,332 senior officials who have been working without verified academic documents. The revelation came after the government began to identify civil servants who were legally employed through the Ministry of Labor, Public Service and Human Resources Development. “So people are just being employed, whether they are qualified or […]
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