South Sudan

1.4M Refugees Returned to South Sudan in Five Years, UN Reports

1.4M Refugees Returned to South Sudan in Five Years, UN Reports

According to the UN refugee agency, over 1.4 million South Sudanese refugees have returned to their homeland since the signing of a revitalized peace agreement in October 2018, with the latest figures reported up to May 31, 2024, Xinhua reported…
South Sudan Launches Nationwide Rollout of R21 Malaria Vaccine to Immunize Over 250,000

South Sudan Launches Nationwide Rollout of R21 Malaria Vaccine to Immunize Over 250,000

In a major public health initiative, the South Sudanese government, in partnership with UNICEF, WHO, and Gavi, has begun a nationwide rollout of the R21 malaria vaccine, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. According to the source, the goal is to immunize…
Nile Choked by Plastic: South Sudan Faces Crisis

Nile Choked by Plastic: South Sudan Faces Crisis

South Sudan’s lifeline, the Nile, is drowning in plastic waste, VOA reported in an article yesterday. Community Action Against Plastic Waste warns the river is “bleeding red” with pollution, threatening people’s health and the river’s future, the text mentioned. Heat…
South Sudan Expands Educational Curriculum to Include Arabic, Islamic Studies

South Sudan Expands Educational Curriculum to Include Arabic, Islamic Studies

The South Sudanese government has introduced Arabic language and Islamic Religious Education into the country’s national education system, a local media reported yesterday. Speaking at the launch of new textbooks in Juba, Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi Akol described this as…
UNHCR: 1.3mln South Sudanese Refugees Return Home Amid Ongoing Instability

UNHCR: 1.3mln South Sudanese Refugees Return Home Amid Ongoing Instability

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported on Wednesday that some 1.33 million South Sudanese refugees have spontaneously returned home since a revitalized peace agreement was signed in October 2018, Xinhua reported yesterday. According to the UNHCR’s latest update, 45,429 South…
South Sudan: At least 12 killed, 15 children missing after youths attack village

South Sudan: At least 12 killed, 15 children missing after youths attack village

Youths raided a village in eastern South Sudan, killing at least 12 people and leaving 15 children missing, as local conflicts are on the rise ahead of the upcoming elections, Reuters reported. A civil war from 2013-18 caused hundreds of…
15 killed in fresh outbreak of local violence in South Sudan

15 killed in fresh outbreak of local violence in South Sudan

In South Sudan’s eastern Pibor region, 15 people, including a county commissioner, were shot dead by young men amid escalating local conflicts ahead of a national election later this year, the Reuters reported. The region has a history of violence,…
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