Sep 23, 2020(SSNN) — Members of South Sudan’s Internally Displaced community, the IDPs, who are speaking out, believe that the United Nations Mission in South Sudan(UNMISS) is doctoring its mandates in favor of Salva Kiir government to be able to raise more funding and expand its mission. A group of international displaced persons interviewed by South Sudan News Now (SSNN) […]
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By GARANG A. MALAK, April 24, 2020(SSNN) — A United Nations employee in South Sudan is facing disciplinary action from the global body after he reportedly left the country despite being under quarantine over suspected Covid-19. The move followed revelations by South Sudan’s High-Level Taskforce on coronavirus which said the staffer had left the country under unclear circumstances, thus breaking […]
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March 11th 2020 (SSNN) – United Nations investigators accuse South Sudanese leaders of widespread corruption and of trampling on the rights and fundamental freedoms of their people. The U.N. Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan presented its latest report to the U.N. Human Rights Council Monday. The U.N. commission accuses South Sudan’s leaders of deliberately starving their people while […]
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February 23, 2020 (SSNN)—The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Gutteres has welcomed the recent formation of the unity government, and lauded the people of South Sudan for ushering in a new era of peace. “The Secretary-General welcomes the establishment of the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) in South Sudan on 22 February 2020. He commends the parties […]
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February 21, 2020 (SSNN)—Residents of Magwi have assured and urged members of the public not to be terrified and alarmed by insects that entered South Sudan via Magwi, vowing to resist and fight back at the invasive locusts, by turning them into delicious meals. “There’s no harm done, we are going to turn them into delicious food,” Rebecca Dunia, a […]
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February 20, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s government forces and other armed groups have been accused of “deliberately starving” civilians by hindering humanitarian access and displacing communities from their homes, a report released by the United Nations revealed on Thursday. The United Nations says the parties have systematically monitored, silenced citizens and often obstruct justice. “Today in South Sudan, civilians are deliberately […]
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Press statement, Extend the mandate of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan Excellencies, February 7th, 2020 (SSNN)—We, the undersigned national, regional, and international non-governmental organisations, write to call on your delegation to actively support the extension of the mandate of the United Nations (UN) Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (“the CoHR”) during the upcoming 43rd session of […]
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January 26th, 2020 (SSNN)—The UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth Affairs, Jayathma Wickramanayake arrived in the capital , Juba on Sunday for a several-day visit to have meetings with young people, politicians and civil society organizations in order to hear the challenges facing youth and how to address them. Speaking upon arrival at Juba International Airport, Jayathma was impressed by […]
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January 22nd, 2020 (SSNN)—About 30 civilians, including children, have been killed and several others injured in a deadly attack by carried out by armed men suspected to be from the Misseriya tribe. According to several news sources, the attacks were carried out in one of the villages of the disputed Abyei region by armed men believed to be from Sudanese […]
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January 4th, 2020 (SSNN)—The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), a joint peacekeeping mission in Sudan, has called on warring parties in West Darfur state to exercise maximum restraint as intercommunal violence has killed more than 60 people and wounded several others. “UNAMID condemns the violence and stresses the importance of resolving all disputes in a peaceful and […]
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Statement, By the African Union Ad Hoc High-Level Committee for South Sudan (C5) Nov 23rd, 2019 (SSNN)-1. The African Union (AU) Ad Hoc High Level Committee for South Sudan (C5), comprising the Republics of South Africa (Chair), Algeria, Chad, Nigeria and Rwanda, at Ministerial level, underlines its continued support for the peace process in South Sudan. The C5 has […]
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Nov 23rd, 2019 (SSNN)-Members of the United Nations Security Council on Friday issued a statement on South Sudan, threatening tougher measures against those whose actions undermine peace and stability in South Sudan. “The members of the Security Council stressed that actions which threaten the peace, security, or stability of South Sudan may be subject to sanctions under resolutions 2206 […]
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Nov 12th, 2019 (SSNN)-The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the extension of the pre-transitional period and urged all parties concerned to make use of the extended pre-transitional period to resolve other critical tasks pending implementation. In a press statement issued on Tuesday, “the Secretary-General of the United Nations welcomes the decision of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development […]
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Nov 10th 2019 (SSNN)-The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, has announced an allocation of up to US$15 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) in an effort to bolster humanitarian assistance to flood-affected communities currently being displaced by devastating floods across the country’s 27 counties. The UN office announced that, “The […]
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Nov 7th, 2019 (SSNN)- South Sudan’s government on Tuesday accused the United Nations of meddling in its internal affairs after the United Nations had issued travel advisory and warned its staff members not to move without carrying their identity cards while at work. In response to the UN advisory warning on the security situation in South Sudan, the Ministry of […]
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Nov 1st, 2019 (SSNN)- The Deputy Special Representative of the Sectretary-General of the United Nations and the Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Alain Noudéhou, has strongly condemned the killing of three aid workers in Morobo County, South Sudan’s Central Equatoria region. In a statement earlier this week, the UN official strongly condemned the deaths of humanitarian workers and called on […]
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Oct 12th, 2019 (SSNN)-The U.S. Agency for International Development on Friday congratulated the Prime Minister of The Federal Republic of Ethiopia, Dr. Abiy Ahmed, on being the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner. Mark Andrew Green, Director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), affirmed his country’s commitment to helping the people of Ethiopia as they embark on taking steps […]
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Oct 9th, 2019 (SSNN)-Members of the UN Security Council on Tuesday underscored the importance of South Sudan’s peace deal and called on the Parties to immediately speed up progress towards the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement. “The Council called upon the parties to expedite the implementation of transitional security arrangements and to continue consultations towards a common solution regarding […]
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