Koch County News Today

The community in Koch County has demanded that the Government and oil companies operating in their area compensate them for pollution and other negative effects occasioned by the extraction of crude oil.

UNITY STATE – Over the last four years, a series of small but real changes have turned Koch County, once marred by conflict, into a totally different and much friendlier beast. The legacy of initiatives funded by the Resilience, Stabilization, and Reconciliation Trust Fund is one of peace, optimism, sports, education, and gainful employment. As international donors convened in

South Sudan - A Trust Fund Success Story: Grassroots-Led Projects Transform Koch Communities

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Authorities in Koch County of Unity State said they have raised 26 million South Sudanese Pounds (SSP) to aid in the resettlement of 900 households, equivalent to 5,857 returning individuals.

Over 114 returnees who recently arrived from Sudan are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in Mayendit County in Unity State.

The Ministry of Health in Unity State has reported a devastating toll of 30 children who lost their lives due to measles in various counties.

United Nations (UN) family and authorities in joint effort for safe, dignified return of South Sudanese from Sudan

UNITY – Thousands of South Sudanese people who escaped the current conflict in neighbouring Sudan are once again on the move, displaced in a homeland they either fled years ago or never knew at all. Since early April, when armed conflict began in Sudan, the United Nations estimate that more than 130,000 fleeing people - most of them South Sudanese - have arrived in

Authorities in Koch County of Unity State said a significant number of individuals who fled the conflict in Sudan have arrived in the county amid a lack of food and non-food items.