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ARMY AND REBELS ALLEGE TRUCE BREACHES


South Sudan plunged into civil war just two years after gaining independence when Kiir accused Machar, who he had sacked earlier in 2011, of plotting a coup... READ MORE

24th December, 2017 656

WOMEN TAKE TO STREETS TO DEMAND END TO SOUTH SUDAN WAR


We, the women of South Sudan, have decided that we have had enough of this... READ MORE

10th December, 2017 4118

MILITANTS KILL EGYPTIAN U.N. PEACEKEEPER IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC


Peacekeeper and wounded three others in an attack in southern Central African Republic on Sunday, the United Nations said in a statement... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 63

SUDAN BUYS TWO AIRBUS PLANES WORTH $60M WITH CHINESE FUNDING


He said that Sudan Airways, a government company, has recently rehabilitated two aircraft, disclosing a plan for increasing the national airline's fleet to 7 planes by 2018... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 0

NIKKI HALEY AND THE AWFUL DILEMMA POSED BY SOUTH SUDAN


Still, more than 200,000 South Sudanese live in protection-of-civilians sites manned by peacekeepers and managed by the United Nations... READ MORE

24th October, 2017 317

TACKLING CRIME WITH RHYME: INSIDE AUSTRALIA'S SOUTH SUDANESE COMMUNITY


A trip back to South Sudan for his brother's wedding prompted him to turn his life around... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 222

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NORWAY IS THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH


The World Happiness Report was released to coincide with the United Nations' International Day of Happiness on 20 March... READ MORE

20th March, 2017 31034

AS MIGRANT TRAGEDIES SHOCK EUROPE A BIGGER CRISIS LOOMS IN MIDEAST


The United Nations is urging countries worldwide to grant asylum to 130,000 Syrians in the coming year... READ MORE

29th August, 2015 10992

WHY TRUMP'S PLAN TO SLASH U.N. FUNDING COULD LEAD TO GLOBAL CALAMITY


Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations appointed by Trump, said in a statement on Thursday that in many areas, the U.N... READ MORE

19th March, 2017 10059

TRUMP'S PLAN TO SLASH FOREIGN AID COMES AS FAMINE THREAT IS SURGING


Last year, the United States contributed 6.4 billion in humanitarian aid, according to the United Nations, more than a quarter of global funding... READ MORE

1st March, 2017 5640

WHY 20 MILLION PEOPLE ARE ON BRINK OF FAMINE IN A WORLD OF PLENTY


UNITED NATIONS -- In a world filled with excess food, 20 million people are on the brink of famine, including 1.4 million children at imminent risk of death... READ MORE

24th February, 2017 5202

SIX AID WORKERS KILLED IN AN AMBUSH IN SOUTH SUDAN


Six aid workers have been killed in an ambush in famine-hit South Sudan, the United Nations said on Sunday, without specifying what organisation they worked for... READ MORE

27th March, 2017 4349

THE U.N. ASKED FOR BILLIONS TO AVERT FOUR HUNGER CRISES. THE MONEY DIDN'T ARRIVE.


In South Sudan, the United Nations says that 2,800 people are fleeing worsening violence and looming famine every day... READ MORE

3rd June, 2017 4024

ETHIOPIA REPORTS DEADLY RAID BY GUNMEN FROM SOUTH SUDAN


He said Ethiopian troops have not crossed the border into South Sudan in pursuit of the accused attackers... READ MORE

15th March, 2017 3865

AT UN POPE ISSUES SWEEPING CALL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE


Standing before the General Assembly in his first speech here Francis endorsed United Nations efforts to reach a global compact to fight poverty and climate change... READ MORE

25th September, 2015 3852

RUSSIAN TROOPS 'FIGHTING ALONGSIDE ASSAD'S ARMY AGAINST SYRIAN REBELS'


An unnamed activist with the Syrian rebel group the Free Syrian Army told The Times The Russians have been there a long time... READ MORE

2nd September, 2015 3169

DUOP CAN YOU HEAR ME A CHILD SOLDIER TRIES TO GO HOME AGAIN


But Unicef officials said there was nowhere in South Sudan that had the specialists Duop needed. Duop retreated to a cot in his aunt's shack... READ MORE

4th April, 2017 2855

REPORT: U.N. GAVE ARMS TO SOUTH SUDAN REBELS LATER IMPLICATED IN MASSACRE


The United Nations established a peacekeeping mission in South Sudan in 2011 that has grown to more than 13,000 soldiers and police officers... READ MORE

18th December, 2016 2829

SOUTH SUDAN PLANE CRASHES, ALL 49 PASSENGERS, CREW SURVIVE


A passenger plane crash-landed and burned in Wau, northwestern South Sudan on Monday, but all 49 passengers and crew survived, an airport official said... READ MORE

21st March, 2017 2688

FAMINE DECLARED IN PART OF SOUTH SUDAN'S UNITY STATE


This famine is man-made, said Joyce Luma, head of the World Food Programme in South Sudan... READ MORE

20th February, 2017 2673

EDITORIAL LOST VOICES OF THE WORLDS REFUGEES


In the many conferences and diplomatic discussions about refugees, their own voices are rarely heard... READ MORE

15th June, 2015 2502

2M CHILDREN DISPLACED BY SOUTH SUDAN CONFLICT


The civil war in South Sudan has forced more than two million children to flee their homes, according to two UN agencies... READ MORE

8th May, 2017 2256

DROUGHT TAKES TERRIBLE TOLL IN ETHIOPIA


The Ethiopian government has set aside nearly ?130m to deal with the crisis but the UN says a further ?330m is needed... READ MORE

9th November, 2015 2196

OBAMA IN ETHIOPIA PLANS TO ADDRESS SOUTH SUDAN CONFLICT


ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia For President Obama the birth of South Sudan four years ago was the capstone of his Africa policy... READ MORE

27th July, 2015 1770

READ PUTIN'S U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPEECH


Russia believes in the huge potential of the United Nations, which should help us avoid a new global confrontation and engage in strategic cooperation... READ MORE

28th September, 2015 1698

THE WOODEN BRIDGE BETWEEN DEATH AND SAFETY


Nelson Ladu Thomas has twice walked over the small wooden bridge dividing South Sudan and Uganda at an unofficial border crossing known as Busia... READ MORE

16th December, 2016 1573

GLOBAL POVERTY DROPS SHARPLY WITH CHINA MAKING BIG STRIDES UN REPORT SAYS


In releasing the report, United Nations officials celebrated meeting some of the goals... READ MORE

6th July, 2015 1445

WHAT'S THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE CITY?


Or Paris where hotels restaurants and boutiques cater to almost 50 million tourists a year in the world's most visited city?... READ MORE

26th August, 2015 1424

ETHIOPIA DECLARES TWO DAYS OF NATIONAL MOURNING


He also added that Ethiopia's security forces may cross into neighbouring South Sudan to pursue the attackers... READ MORE

20th April, 2016 1422

SOUTH SUDAN FORCES HAVE COMMITTED CAPITAL CRIMES


The pursuit of Machar ushered in a particularly violent period in South Sudan's Equatorias region, with multiple localised conflicts, particularly in Yei, the report said... READ MORE

19th May, 2017 1420

SOUTH SUDAN 'BACK TO WAR', SAYS VP RIEK MACHAR'S SPOKESMAN


Forces loyal to Vice-President Riek Machar say government troops attacked their positions in the capital, Juba... READ MORE

10th July, 2016 1226

UN SECURITY COUNCIL IS FAILING SYRIA, BAN KI-MOON ADMITS


We need some solidarity unity of purpose particularly among the permanent members of the security council he said in an interview... READ MORE

7th September, 2015 1176

PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO BOLSTER LOCAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS


We need good information, Dr. Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization, said at an event to announce the new partnership... READ MORE

26th September, 2015 1139

SOUTH SUDAN FAMINE WARNING: LIVING ON GRASS AND LEAVES


Four million people in South Sudan are at risk of famine, according to the United Nations... READ MORE

9th November, 2015 1129

U.N. SAYS SOME OF ITS PEACEKEEPERS WERE PAYING 13-YEAR-OLDS FOR SEX


As the United Nations maintains nine peacekeeping operations in Africa, employing over 100,000 people on the continent, the abuses threaten to erode the organization's legitimacy... READ MORE

12th January, 2016 1105

AS THE WORLD'S NEWEST COUNTRY SLIPPED INTO CHAOS, ITS LEADERS STOLE MILLIONS, REPORT SAYS


The United States is by far and away the largest contributor of foreign aid to the South Sudanese government... READ MORE

12th September, 2016 1100


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