IOM mission in Sudan and S. Sudan steps up humanitarian assistance to families affected in Abyei

January 28th, 2020 (SSNN)—At least 33 people, including women and children, were killed and an unknown number wounded during the attack in Kolom, nine kilometres from Abyei town last Wednesday. It is reported that an unknown number of children were abducted during the incident. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of life as a consequence of the events which […]

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IOM helps relocate hundreds of South Sudanese Refugees in Ethiopia

January 15th, 2020 (SSNN)—The International Organization for Migration, IOM, this week assisted 700 South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia with onward transportation to the Gore-Shembola and Tsore refugee camps in Assosa situated in Benishangul Gumuz Regional State, some 800 kilometers from Pamdong reception centre in Gambella where they had been accommodated since July 2019. With severe food insecurity and renewed armed […]

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IOM calls for ‘unconditional release’ of abducted volunteers in Central Equatoria

Nov 1st, 2019 (SSNN)-The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has renewed its call for the unconditional release of a volunteer and one child abducted in South Sudan’s central Equatoria following heavy fighting between government forces and armed groups that left three IOM workers dead. “There are efforts are being made at this time to try to locate the whereabouts of […]

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