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August 11, 2025 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has launched an emergency response in Unity and Upper Nile states in South Sudan to address growing humanitarian needs driven by escalating ...
News South Sudan » Upper Nile » People: 'Brink of famine': Why South Sudan’s children are paying the price of war
South Sudan is among the few places in the world classified as category five on the global hunger scale - the highest level possible, with no category six.
News South Sudan » Upper Nile » People: UNHCR prepares for refugee influx into South Sudan's Upper Nile state
MABAN COUNTY, South Sudan, November 8 (UNHCR) - Aneim has just reached South Sudan's newest refugee camp, Gendrassa, after fleeing a devastating mid-October air attack on his village across the border ...
News South Sudan » Upper Nile » People: Thousands displaced by escalating conflict in South Sudan's Greater Upper Nile Region
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by the escalating armed conflict in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state which has displaced at least 20,000 people since August, some of them forced to flee for ...
News South Sudan » Upper Nile » People: United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) shores up patrols in Nasir as communities cautiously return
Nasir in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, was once a vibrant town, a place where families farmed, children played, and life moved at an easy pace along the banks of the Sobat River. When conflict ...
News South Sudan » Upper Nile » People: Humanitarian crisis deepens as South Sudan violence surges
Ajok Ding Duot crouches on the dusty floor of a displacement camp in South Sudan’s Lakes State, cracking nuts open one by one. She and her family of 10 arrived here about two weeks ago, fleeing ...
News South Sudan » Upper Nile » People: Govt-aligned Nuer leaders reject ethnic targeting claims
Nuer officials in South Sudan’s transitional government on Wednesday accused international organisations, aid agencies and ...
News South Sudan » Upper Nile » People: SSPDF says troops on defensive alert after attacks
The South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) said on Wednesday it had ordered its troops to remain in defensive positions following attacks by opposition forces in parts of Jonglei and Central ...
News South Sudan » Upper Nile » People: Exclusive: World's newest country is without medicine. And it's getting worse
For the people of South Sudan, the destruction of an MSF-run hospital meant the disappearance of the only secondary healthcare facility serving nearly 250,000 people across the region.
News South Sudan » Upper Nile » People: Horror as 57 killed and 65 injured in brutal slaughter for 5,000 cows
An armed gang killed at least 57 people after a brutal attack on villages following a dawn raid. The incident took place in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State, a local official said. The attackers struck ...