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South Sudan: Slow Progress, Stubborn Cycles of Violence, As Country Turns 10
UN News, 21 June 2021
South Sudan, the UN's youngest Member State, is marking its tenth anniversary of independence amid languishing political progress and a range of humanitarian challenges, the… Read more »
South Sudan, Africa's Youngest State Turns Ten
South Sudan, the UN's youngest member state, is marking its tenth anniversary of independence amid languishing political progress and a range of humanitarian challenges, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative, Nicholas Haysom told Security Council members. Reporting some notable achievements on the ground since his last briefing to the Council in March 2021, Haysom said "South Sudan's government has reconstituted the national legislature and appointed 550 new members. It also established a taskforce to oversee and coordinate transitional justice and other judicial reforms". He added that progress notwithstanding, the overall implementation of South Sudan's Revitalized Peace Agreement - adopted in 2018 against the backdrop of multiple security and political crises - remains slow.
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South Sudan: UNHCR Delegation Visits South Sudan Amid More Aid Worker Attacks
VOA, 18 June 2021
The head of a high-level U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) delegation visiting a refugee camp in Maban, South Sudan, this week said threats and attacks against aid workers are continuing… Read more »
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South Sudan: Calls for Death Penalty Rise in Response to Lakes State Violence
VOA, 21 June 2021
The newly appointed governor of South Sudan's Lakes state is facing calls to institute the death penalty for anyone involved in inter-communal fighting, cattle raids or road… Read more »
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South Sudan: Western Envoys Urge Juba to Probe Attack on Aid Workers
East African, 31 May 2021
Western diplomats in South Sudan are calling on the unity government to investigate the looting and killing of humanitarian workers in the country. Read more »
InFocus
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The idea of a National Dialogue was first mooted in December 2016 when South Sudan was arguably at its lowest point. Three years into the war, fighting engulfed the entire country ... Read more »
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President Salva Kiir has made a minor shuffle in the coalition government and dropped the Lakes State Governor and Reweng Administrative Area Chief Overseer. The sacked governor ... Read more »
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South Sudan's unity government says the United Nations Security Council's decision to renew the arms embargo and targeted sanctions will jeopardise the progress of the 2018 ... Read more »
