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JUBA, South Sudan, 14 June 2019 – The number of people facing a critical lack of food in South Sudan is the highest ever, three United Nations agencies warned today. According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) update released today by the Government of South Sudan in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of …

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HIGHLIGHTS Heavy rainfall has driven flash and riverine flooding in Zambia, including in areas previously impacted by severe drought. Gwembe and Siavonga districts in the south are amongst the hardest-hit by the recent rains, while Mambwe and Lumezi districts in the east, as well as the country’s capital, Lusaka, faced flash floods earlier in January. …

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New York, April 1 2020 – Children in Somalia have endured among the highest levels of violence of all countries on the Children and Armed Conflict agenda, with number of cases of recruitment and use, abduction and sexual violence exceeding those verified in other country situations, highlighted the fifth report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed …

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JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN, 18th October 2019 – Unprecedented heavy flooding in South Sudan’s Maban County has affected nearly 200,000 people, including refugees and host population. Situated in the Upper Nile State, the affected area is home to more than 150,000 refugees from Sudan. South Sudan is on a gradual path to recovery from six years …

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London – The Sudanese transitional government must address repressive laws and policies to stop the deterioration of life conditions in the country in light of the signing of the Constitutional Declaration, a new paper published by ImpACT International for Human Rights Policies concluded. The London-based thinktank called on the Sudanese authorities to amend the laws of …

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Juba, 16 July 2019 – On 15 July 2019, a high-level delegation led by Dr Makur Matur Kariom, Undersecretary, Ministry of Health and Mr Alain Noudehou, UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator and comprising Ambassadors of donor countries, heads of United Nations (UN) agencies, , and Representatives of international non-governmental organizations visited Yei town. The objective of the visit …

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Lagos Health Commissioner Jide Idris told CNN on Friday those that were killed were mostly children ..

“Officially, we have a record of more than 84 dead but everything indicates that we can have a recor..

Dagmawit Moges said that investigators have recovered all relevant data from the black boxes. Moges ..