South Sudan News News South Sudan » Life: South Sudan, 15 years on: Still fighting for peace
A stalled peace process, deepening humanitarian needs and economic challenges test the world’s youngest nation.
News South Sudan » Life: South Sudan frees child soldiers, pledges education over army
South Sudan’s efforts to end the recruitment of child soldiers appear to be paying off. According to the UN Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, some children have just been released by the South Sudan ...
News South Sudan » Life: South Sudan must not be forgotten. Every crisis is important, because every life is important.
"Against a backdrop of dreadful realities and grave concerns I travelled, at UNHCR's request, to South Sudan and Kenya in early December. Despite shocking levels of need, it has become a 'forgotten ...
News South Sudan » Life: Bishop urges South Sudan to ‘choose life’ as nation celebrates Martyrs’ Day
South Sudan President Salva Kiir addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 21, 2023. (Credit: Richard Drew/AP.) Listen YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Against the backdrop of ...
News South Sudan » Life: Yida: Life on the South Sudan border
YIDA, South Sudan, July 4 (UNHCR) - Vivian Tan recently finished a temporary stint as UNHCR's senior regional public information officer for East Africa. Based in Nairobi, she coordinated coverage of ...
News South Sudan » Life: South Sudan
Workers load food onto all-terrain vehicles at a World Food Programme logistics base in Bentiu, Unity State, South Sudan, November 3, 2025. South Sudan’s human rights situation significantly ...
News South Sudan » Life: South Sudan: Extend UN Investigations, Stand Ready to Respond to Any Further Deterioration of the Human Rights Situation
Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s (hereafter “HRC” or “Council”) 61st regular session (23 February – 31 March 2026), we, the undersigned non-governmental organisations, write to urge your ...
News South Sudan » Life: Maternal And Neonatal Tetanus Eliminated In Sudan And South Sudan
Neonatal tetanus, a silent but preventable killer, claims the lives of newborns within their first days of life, particularly in settings with unsafe delivery practices and poor umbilical cord care.