Over a Million Displaced in S. Sudan - UN
The latest United Nations figures show over a million people have been displaced in the last three months due to the ongoing conflict, with warnings that the situation is likely to get worse.
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South Sudan:
UN Says Over a Million Displaced By Conflict
Sudan Tribune, 31 March 2014
More than three months of the South Sudanese conflict has led to the displacement of over a million people, latest United Nations figures show. Read more »
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South Sudan:
UN Agencies Appeal for Upkeep of Refugees
CAJ News, 31 March 2014
THE United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and World Food Programme (WFP) requested for more than US$ 370 million to fund the upkeep of South Sudan refugees in Kenya… Read more »
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South Sudan:
South Sudanese Make Peace a Goal - On the Football Pitch
VOA, 31 March 2014
A group of Juba residents this week tried a new approach to peace in South Sudan where a deadly conflict has forced more than a million people from their homes and killed… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Govt Proclaims Right to Monitor UN Activities
VOA, 31 March 2014
South Sudan reacted defiantly to a statement by leading western governments calling on the government and opposition groups to stop obstructing U.N. operations and harassing U.N.… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Hybrid Court Suggested for South Sudan
VOA, 31 March 2014
More than 50 members of the US Congress including the co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Sudan and South Sudan are asking Secretary of State John Kerry for action in South… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Heads of WFP and UNHCR Visit S Sudan and Ethiopia Amid Alarming Spread of Hunger and Displacement
WFP, 31 March 2014
Alarmed at the impact of ongoing violence in South Sudan, the heads of the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Refugee agency (UNHCR) arrived here today on a joint… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Sex Workers Use ARVs Instead of Condoms
Key Correspondents, 31 March 2014
South Sudan's AIDS Commission says at least 150,000 people in the country are living with HIV. Despite this, some sex workers are having unprotected sex - and taking antiretroviral… Read more »
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South Sudan:
UN Relief Officials Arrive in South Sudan Amid 'Alarming' Spread of Hunger, Displacement
UN News, 31 March 2014
Senior United Nations relief officials began a visit to South Sudan today to meet conflict-affected people and to review the ongoing response and needs amid a spiralling… Read more »
Displaced children in jonglei