Pibor County Commissioner backs buffer zones between warring communities
19 January 2012 - Pibor County Commissioner Joshua Kony today called for the creation of buffer zones along tribal borders in the strife-torn state of Jonglei to facilitate more effective monitoring of the movements of armed groups. The county commissioner said that the establishment of such buffer…
SRSG urges end to deadly cycle of violence in Jonglei
19 January 2012 - Strongly condemning ongoing violence in South Sudan's Jonglei State, UNMISS head Hilde F. Johnson today urged political, traditional and youth leaders to end the killings and confrontations. "All concerned should redouble their efforts to put an immediate end to the cycle of…
Number of people affected by Jonglei violence has doubled, says UN official
20 January 2012 – A top UN official confirmed today that more than 120,000 people affected by recent violence in Jonglei State – twice that of two weeks ago -- might need emergency assistance. "The violence in Jonglei hasn't stopped," said UN Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan Lise Grande.…
Interior minister assesses security in Lakes State
19 January 2012 – In a continuing effort to assess security in South Sudan, national Minister of Interior Alison Manana Magaya visited the Lakes State capital of Rumbek today. Speaking to Radio Miraya, the minister said the government was working to professionalize law enforcement agencies so that…
Refugees continue to arrive in Maban, Upper Nile
23 January 2012 - Fleeing fighting and recent bombing in Sudan's nearby Blue Nile State, hundreds of refugees have arrived in the South Sudanese county of Maban in Upper Nile State. The Blue Nile town of Rom was bombed on 16 and 23 January, as conflict continued between the Sudan Armed Forces and…
UNMISS evacuating casualties in Jonglei
25 January 2012 – Two weeks after Lou Nuer youth withdrew from the Murle area of Jonglei State following heavy fighting there, UNMISS peacekeepers are continuing to evacuate casualties. It is estimated that over 6,000 armed Lou Nuer attacked Pibor County – a native area of the Murle people -- on 23…
UNHCR condemns air raid on Sudanese refugees in South Sudan
24 January 2012 – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expressed alarm today at yesterday's air attack in South Sudan on vulnerable refugees already fleeing violence in Sudan's Blue Nile State. At least one Sudanese refugee boy were injured and 14 others missing following the aerial bombing…
Norwegian delegation visits Jonglei State
24 January 2012 - To learn more about the situation on the ground in South Sudan's conflict-torn Jonglei State, a Norwegian delegation headed by the country's Deputy Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Torgeir Lasen, visited Pibor County today. "Despite the news we heard, I'm here to see what happened and…
Mbororo begin repatriating to Central African Republic
25 January 2012 – A first group of 17 Mbororo nomads left Wau in South Sudan's Western Bahr El-Ghazal State today to be repatriated to the Central African Republic (CAR). The repatriation follows a history of uneasy relations and disputes over grazing land between the Mbororo and host community. "It…
Health awareness campaign kicks off in Upper Nile
25 January 2012 – With concern for health increasing in Upper Nile State, several agencies launched a dry season awareness campaign on the topic today, to continue until 25 May. Covering the state's 13 counties, the campaign will acquaint communities with overall health messages, including ways of…
South Sudanese health professionals to study in Tanzania
27 January 2012 – Two days before flying to Arusha, Tanzania, to better their skills so that they can educate others, nine South Sudanese health professionals selected to take part in a one-year scholarship programme met today with officials from the South Sudan Ministry of Health (MoH) and UN…
WFP working to reach conflict-affected people in Jonglei
31 January 2012 – The World Food Programme (WFP) has scaled up food assistance to reach 80,000 people affected by the recent escalation of inter-communal violence in Jonglei State, in the eastern part of South Sudan. "The violence in Jonglei is only one of the many challenges that South Sudan is…