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One child has been injured in a grenade blast this morning in Torit
Bentiu hospital has received a new water system from UN Childrens’ Organsation UNICEF. The water pump produces 162-thousand litres of water a day, serving the hospital’s wards and outpatient facility. The water system in Bentiu Referral Hospital was damaged and looted during the conflict. Radio…
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A child’s message to the leaders of South Sudan
Meanwhile, the Uganda Joint Christian Council plans to write a joint statement addressing the leadership in Juba appealing for peace. Bishop Onono Onweng says at the heart of this statement to be released later this week is a reiteration to the leaders to settle down and provide peace to the country…
Unity in the face of adversity - an account of crisis days at UN House in Juba
“We need water and food, why don’t you give it to us?”, an angry and visibly shocked young man asks me as he and maybe a hundred other people hunker down behind stone walls outside an office complex at UN House in Juba. His query is echoed by many, and I can’t help wondering what would constitute a…