"A World out of Balance" - Sudan, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mali and Somalia On IRC Emergency Watchlist 2025 [press release]
IRC
Over 82% of those in global humanitarian need live in 20 countries at greatest risk of humanitarian deterioration in 2025. Sudan is now the biggest humanitarian crisis ever… Read more »
Humanitarians Appeal for $1.7 Billion to Assist 5.4 Million People in Need
OCHA
The humanitarian community in South Sudan launched the 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), reflecting an appeal for US$1.7 billion to provide lifesaving assistance to… Read more »
MSF Calls for Improved and Coordinated Response to Cholera Outbreak
MSF
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is deeply concerned about the rapidly escalating cholera outbreak in Malakal, in South Sudan's Upper Nile State. Since the first… Read more »
Sudan Conflict Ups Pressure On South Sudan to Aid Amputees, Others With Disabilities
VOA
South Sudan is grappling with an influx of people living with disabilities as victims of ongoing conflicts in neighboring countries, such as Sudan, come in search of devices like… Read more »
The Unrelenting Cycle Of Violence In South Sudan - UN Commission's Video Report Demonstrates Consequences Of Impunity
Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan
On the 11 th anniversary of the outbreak of South Sudan's civil war, the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has released a 19-minute video report that… Read more »
Malaria Vaccine in South Sudan - Now It's Time for Life-Saving Pneumonia and Rotavirus Vaccines [guest column]
allAfrica
In 2019, South Sudan experienced significant child mortality from preventable diseases. Pneumonia and diarrhea were particularly deadly, accounting for 19% and 10% of under-5… Read more »
Warring in Sudan's Urban Areas Severely Disrupts Key to Economy, Says UN Official
allAfrica
Sudan's war has disrupted its urban economy, once a mainstay, with formal wage employment sharply declining, pushing many into precarious self-employment or informal labour,… Read more »
World News in Brief - Arrivals Surge in South Sudan, the Rise of Digital Media, Haiti Crisis Update
UN News
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has issued an alert after a surge in the number of displaced people fleeing war-torn Sudan for neighbouring South Sudan. Read more »
New Report Reveals That Poverty and Vulnerability Remain Endemic in South Sudan, Despite the Country's Abundant Resources
World Bank
A new South Sudan Poverty and Equity Assessment (PEA) Report, released today by the World Bank, indicates that poverty is endemic, and vulnerability is almost universal following a… Read more »
Deadly Shelling of Darfur Camp Sparks Exodus of Displaced People
RFI
Following the devastating bombardment of the Zamzam camp for internally displaced people in western Sudan, civilians are fleeing the area - into increasingly dangerous conditions. Read more »
Education Offers Refugee Women and Girls in South Sudan a Path to Safety
UNHCR
"I want to show other young girls in my community that, despite escaping violence, they can rebuild their lives and achieve their dreams through education." Read more »
Urgent Response Needed to Stop Cholera Outbreak in Upper Nile State South Sudan [press release]
MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply concerned about the rapidly escalating cholera outbreak in Malakal, in South Sudan's Upper Nile state. Since the first… Read more »
El Burhan Visits South Sudan 'To Discuss Four Critical Files'
Dabanga
Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, president of Sudan's Sovereignty Council and commander-in-chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), arrived in Juba, capital of South Sudan,… Read more »
South Sudan's 'Game of Thrones' Continues [analysis]
ISS
The fourth postponement of elections in less than a decade raises doubts South Sudan will ever reach democracy. Read more »
UN Honors Ethiopian Peacekeepers in South Sudan
Ethiopian Herald
- Ethiopian peacekeepers serving in Jonglei State and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area have been awarded United Nations (UN) medals for their exceptional efforts in promoting… Read more »
