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United nations - Editor's note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as seen from the United Nation

Relief effort scales up for quake-affected Turkey and Syria

Juba, 16 February 2023 – The number of civilians affected by violence in South Sudan increased sharply at the end of 2022, compared to both the previous quarter and the same period in 2021, according to the latest quarterly brief from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). From October to December 2022, the number of civilians harmed increased by 87 per cent,

Interview: Red Cross supports resilience-building of communities in conflict-prone areas of South Sudan, says delegation chief-

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. (Matthew 5:9) South Sudan, Africa’s youngest nation, has been struggling with civil strife, armed conflict and a deplorable state...

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) supports resilience-building efforts to help mitigate rampant violence among communities living in conflict-prone areas of South Sudan, said the head of the organisation's delegation in South ...

More than 50% of the population is facing acute food insecurity and barely 1% has access to electricity

Investors are eagerly awaiting the 2023 South Sudan oil and power conference to see what sort of incentives are on offer.

Ahead of the UN Human Rights Coun¬cil’s (“HRC” or “Coun¬¬cil”) 52nd session (27 Feb¬¬ruary-4 April 2023), we, the undersigned non-governmental orga¬nisa¬tions, write to urge your delegation to sup¬port a two-year extension of the mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (here¬after “Commission” or “CHRSS”) in full.

The South Sudan and Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference on Monday demanded justice for the innocent civilians who were gunned down in cold blood in Lire Payam of Kajo-Kaji County in Central Equatoria State last week.