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RJMEC Chair, Excellencies and Distinguished Guests, I thank RJMEC for convening this meeting and for the opportunity to brief you today. Let me begin by commending the parties to have reached a consensus on the power-sharing formula for the mid-level command of the Necessary Unified Forces. We welcome this development and encourage the parties to provide the necessary adequate

A recent visit to Addis Ababa – the centre of African diplomacy and home of the African Union (AU) – triggered musings on the outlook for the continent in 2023. The concerns among “Afrocrats” in the Chinese-constructed AU Commission glass building revolved around restoring...

JONGLEI/GPAA - Driving through the sprawling expanse of Akobo and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area, it is easy to see the devastation wrought by a decade of civil war and climate shocks. But when one mingles with communities, tragic tales of cattle raids, abductions and intercommunal conflict are interspersed with an irrepressible hope for a better future, one where trade

South Sudan: Need for Skill-Building, Upholding Rule of Law, Youth Empowerment Key Takeaways from Peace Rallies

South Sudan vows to enhance security for aid workers-

JUBA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan on Wednesday vowed to enhance security for aid workers following recent attacks which have led to the loss of innocent lives and the looting of food and other items meant to help the vulnerable people.

JONGLEI – Food, protective equipment, cleaning products and even beds were among the many useful things gratefully received by Bor State Hospital after United Nations Volunteers (UNVs) serving with the peacekeeping mission in South Sudan acted together to collect the items. “You could say that peace begins with healthcare.

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) volunteers hand over lacking supplies to main hospital in Bor

Médecins sans frontières (MSF) Academy for Healthcare: Upskilling Healthcare Workers to Save Lives in South Sudan

The most horrifying situation is knowing that you will die, but there is nothing one can do about it. It is what it is. Nature has a cruel way of regulating its ecosystem. Although we accept old age and death as inevitable, that doesn't mean we accept death before our allotted time on this rock we call home in the universe. Humans, since time immemorial, have constantly looked for ways to fight death, and although they have never succeeded, they delay it. The word here is "delay."...