On the eve of his perilous escape from his home country last month, Sudanese photojournalist Mohamed Zakaria left his camera equipment with a friend, not sure if he would ever see it again.
He was fleeing el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur (...)
Zero energy light bulbs and sturdy bricks for schools and homes.
Some innovative communities in South Sudan are reusing waste in new ways as the world rallies to ban plastic pollution by the year's end, with help from a small team of experts led by (...)
As South Sudan prepares to hold its first-ever elections in December, resolving critical outstanding issues requires political will for compromise, the UN envoy to the country said on Friday.
With 15 months to the end of the transition period, "time (...)
The United Nations will continue to deliver desperately needed relief for the Sudanese people, amid soaring needs, acute shortages of essentials and fast-rising prices, UN humanitarians pledged on Tuesday.
Ten days of fighting between rival military (...)
The UN's Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia Adam Abdelmoula made a passionate appeal for sustained support for the country's most vulnerable on Wednesday, where climate shocks and protracted conflict have created one of the worst (...)
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of South Sudan Mayiik Ayii Deng received in his office yesterday the delegation of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs tasked with opening the embassy of the Kingdom of (...)
Pope Francis has ended his peace pilgrimage to South Sudan by celebrating an open air mass attended by tens of thousands in Juba.
He urged the congregation to reject what he called the "venom of hatred", and told them to lose no opportunity to build (...)
Pope Francis arrived in Juba, South Sudan on Friday fulfilling a long-time wish to visit the war-ravaged country, currently in the midst of a major humanitarian emergency.
In a first, the Pope is undertaking the trip together with the head of the (...)
Members of the Quad and Troika (Norway, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States) welcomed the agreement of an initial political framework.
In a statement it said, "This is an essential first (...)
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the European Union, as members of the Friends of Sudan, welcome the (...)
JUBA — Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal Bin Farhan visited South Sudan on Monday and met South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit.
President Salva and Prince Faisal discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and (...)
The trial of senior Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb – the first prosecution to get underway at the request of the UN Security Council – represents "a glimmer of hope for justice in Darfur," Sudan, the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor on (...)
On the eve of World Humanitarian Day, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, called on Thursday for joint action to address the aid crisis in the country and end attacks against civilians and humanitarian workers.
"It takes a village to (...)
Rose Mary Tiep, fled domestic abuse and the conflict in South Sudan five years ago. Today she is helping others through their trauma in an Ugandan refugee camp, as part of a UN-backed support program.
Tiep lives and works in Omugo II, an extension (...)
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed its deep regret over the recent incidents of tribal violence that took place in West Darfur, Sudan, which claimed the lives of many innocent civilians.
The General (...)
The threat of famine is very real in Somalia and South Sudan and urgent action is needed now to avoid a catastrophe, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.
The alert from the World Food Program (WFP) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) followed (...)
The UN and partners on Thursday launched a $1.7 billion Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for South Sudan, to meet the needs of some 6.8 million vulnerable people this year.
The funding will be used to provide urgent life-saving assistance and (...)
The Horn of Africa is experiencing the worst drought since 1981, and a shortfall in aid funding is putting the lives of millions of Somalis in danger.
Standing in front of his makeshift home in a camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in (...)
Widespread sexual violence against women and girls in conflict is being fueled by systemic impunity, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said on Monday.
The Commission's new report, based on interviews conducted with victims (...)
South Sudan President Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit, received at the presidential palace Friday, the advisor at the Saudi Royal Court Ahmed Bin Abdulaziz Qattan and his accompanying delegation.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral (...)
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of South Sudan, Mayiik Ayii Deng, announced his country's support for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's bid to host the Expo 2030.
In a statement to the media today, after the meeting of the (...)
President of South Sudan, General Salva Kiir Mayardit, received at the presidential palace today, the advisor at the Saudi Royal Court, Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Qattan, and his accompanying delegation.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed the (...)
A peacekeeper is in stable condition a day after being shot during an attempted ambush on a UN convoy in South Sudan, the UN Mission in the country, UNMISS, and the World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Tuesday.
The interagency convoy of 59 trucks (...)
Perpetrators responsible for recent escalating violence in Unity state, South Sudan, must be held accountable, the UN Mission in the country, UNMISS, said in a statement on Friday.
Fighting between the Sudan People's Liberation Army in Opposition (...)
Reported incidents of violence against civilians fell by around 42 percent in 2021 compared with the previous year, according to a new report released by the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Thursday.
The UNMISS Human Rights Division's annual (...)
