he UN Resident Coordinator in Sudan, Gwi-Yeop Son, Tuesday welcomed the temporary unilateral cessation of hostilities by the Sudan Liberation Army – Abdul Wahid (SLA-AW) to allow humanitarian access to civilians in the rebel-controlled areas in eastern Jebel Marra area
The Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir has renewed calls to rebel groups to renounce violence stressing his government’s keenness to achieve comprehensive peace in the country
Five children have reportedly died in Blue Nile state within a week, where hospitals are overcrowded with patients
There are no political prisoners in detention facilities in South Sudan, the office of the president announced on Monday.
South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Tuesday night issued a decree renaming the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) to ‘South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF)
The five-year civil war in South Sudan has killed about 400 000 civilians, which is higher than initially thought
– Dr. Atars arbeid gjennom tiår med borgerkrig og konflikt er et enestående eksempel på dyp humanitær ånd og uselviskhet. Gjennom hans utrettelige innsats har tusenvis av liv blitt reddet, og utallige menn, kvinner og barn har fått en ny sjanse til å bygge en fremtid, sier Filippo Grandi, FNs høykommissær for flyktninger
