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COVID-19: South Sudan cases rise to 194, increase of 20

May 12, 2020 News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

May 12, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan coronavirus cases have jumped to 194 on Tuesday after the ministry of health said in a statement this evening that eighteen more people tested positive for the virus. The undersecretary in the ministry of health, Dr. Makur Koryiom, told the state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting (SSBC) this evening following a meeting of the high-level […]

UN blames increase in inter-communal violence on delayed formation of state governments

May 10, 2020 News, Newsbeat, South Sudan, UN, World

David Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan and Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), briefs the Security Council(UN Photo/Loey Felipe)

May 10, 2020 (SSNN) – The United Nations has blamed South Sudan’s increased inter-communal violence on the delayed formation of state governments by the parties to revitalized peace agreement urging the country’s leaders to complete the outstanding tasks in the 2018 peace deal in order to bring lasting peace in the war-torn nation. The United Nations leadership in South Sudan […]