The Youth and Sports ministry in South Sudan organized a three-day national youth convention, running from May 22- 24. The event gathered delegates from all the states, administrative areas, plus representatives of youth coming from the diaspora and people with disabilities to deliberate on important issues. Related: Angola: Parliament Begins Debate on Local Self-Government The […]

On Thursday, South Sudan’s Transitional Government of National Unity and opposition groups signed a pact to enhance efforts toward lasting peace and stability in the country. Related: South Sudan: Kenya for Sustainable Peace as Talks Begin By signing the declaration of commitment to the Tumaini initiative, meaning “hope” in Swahili, the two parties pledged to […]

On Monday, South Sudanese health officials declared an outbreak of conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, along the border between Uganda. RELATED: Sudan: Statistics Show Deterioration in Children’s Education Minister of Health Yolanda Awel Deng said the outbreak was first detected among travelers from neighboring Uganda where similar cases had been reported, and the ministry […]

South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Wednesday warned lawmakers against an extension of the period of transition urging Parliament to pass the necessary laws to pave the way for elections. RELATED: Opposition forces “Tgadum” discussed Sudan’s crisis On the occassion, Parliament Speaker Jemma Nunu Kumba said lawmakers would redouble their efforts to ensure that all […]

On Saturday, South Sudan announced an indefinite closure of all schools as a result of heatwaves over the past few days with very high temperatures both during the day and night. RELATED: Sudanese Army Says Will Be a Transition Period After War End Yolanda Awel Deng, minister for Health, said most parts of South Sudan […]

On Tuesday, South Sudan and United Nations agencies launched a nationwide polio campaign, aiming to vaccinate 3.1 million children. RELATED: Sudan’s Darfur: Cross-Border Aid Delivered From Chad, UN According to the Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), three variant poliovirus cases have been confirmed in three […]

On Friday, the international medical charity, Medicins Sans Frontiers (MSF), called for urgent response in two of the busiest transit sites in South Sudan to prevent deadly disease outbreaks. RELATED: South Sudan: Un Launch Vaccination Drive, Yellow Fever Outbreak The MSF warned that a humanitarian crisis is mounting in Bulukat and Renk sites in Upper […]

On Tuesday, South Sudan and UN agencies launched a reactive yellow fever vaccination campaign as part of the preventive response intervention following the confirmation of two cases. RELATED: Over 11 Mln People Displaced in Sudan The campaign is targeting about 610,000 individuals aged nine months to 65 years in Yambio, Tambura Ezo, Ibba, and Maridi […]

On Monday, UN officials confirmed that at least 23 people have been killed, and 17 others injured in renewed communal clashes between armed youth from Twic community of Warrap state and Ngok Dinka in the disputed Abyei Special Administrative Area. RELATED: Over 11 Mln People Displaced in Sudan The United Nations Interim Security Forces for […]

South Sudan with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) has teamed up to sustain the fight against neglected tropical diseases in the country where more than 12 million people are at risk of infection. RELATED: Charity Vaccination against Hepatitis E in South Sudan Undersecretary in the Ministry of Health Ader Macar Aciek said […]