JUBA, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, has endorsed the appointment of George Aggrey Owinow of Kenya as the new chair of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC), the South Sudan peace monitoring body said on Sunday.
JUBA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has ordered an investigation into a plane crash Wednesday morning that killed 20 people, including foreign nationals, in Unity State.
JUBA, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan's health ministry said Friday that it has rolled out a week-long campaign aimed at vaccinating more than 300,000 people against cholera in Rubkona, a hotspot county in Unity State.
JUBA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations humanitarian agency said on Wednesday that it has released 8 million U.S. dollars to support the multi-sectoral response to the cholera outbreak in six priority locations across South Sudan.
JUBA, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The humanitarian community in South Sudan has launched an appeal for 1.7 billion U.S. dollars to provide lifesaving assistance to 5.4 million people experiencing the most acute needs across the country, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a news release on Monday.
JUBA, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Humanitarian access in South Sudan faced heightened challenges in October due to rising violence, threats against aid personnel and assets, and increasing administrative hurdles, a UN relief agency said on Tuesday.
JUBA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The UN refugee agency UNHCR on Wednesday welcomed South Sudan's accession to two key treaties aimed at eradicating statelessness.
JUBA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations humanitarian agency said Friday that severe flooding caused by heavy rains pounding several parts of South Sudan has affected more than 1.3 million people.
JUBA, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), has embarked on an initiative to strengthen its mortality surveillance system by enhancing the skills of health workers through targeted training.
JUBA, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said on Friday that it requires 397.4 million U.S. dollars to ramp up humanitarian assistance for the crisis-affected people in South Sudan until March 2025.