and South Sudan officially gained independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011. In the early years of South Sudan’s independence, peace processes failed to address long-standing grievances and ...

South Sudan's security situation is volatile as civil war-time leadership divisions deepen. The UN has expressed concerned, ...

UN humanitarian coordinator urges all involved in fighting to respect, protect population, humanitarian workers, critical ...

Anita Kiki Gbeho, UN humanitarian coordinator for South Sudan, called on those involved in the fighting in the restive region to protect civilians, humanitarian workers and critical infrastructures.

Installing Radio Miraya transmitters in hard-to-reach areas of South Sudan is a priority of the UN peacekeeping mission.

JUBA, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said violence in South Sudan's northern counties of Nasir and Ulang has escalated rapidly, forcing more than 10,000 ...

JUBA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan said on Monday that it has started military operations to flush out the White Army militia group, which has been fighting the South Sudan People's Defense Forces ...

The Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Ms. Anita Kiki Gbeho, expresses deep concern over the escalating violence in Nasir, Ulang, and Baliet counties, Upper Nile State, affecting the population ...

Residents of Juba, the capital of South Sudan, are familiar with violence. When civil war erupted in 2013, two years after independence from Sudan, the city was the scene of ethnic massacres and ...

While the clashes in Nasir may not immediately derail the peace process, they represent a serious warning sign. South Sudan ...

This month, a United Nations helicopter was attacked during an evacuation mission in a remote area in South Sudan, with one member of its crew killed and two others seriously injured. The flight ...