UN Honors Chinese Peacekeepers in South Sudan
Chinese peacekeepers receive UN peace medals in Wau, South Sudan. Photo: UNMISS Juba, October 30, 2023 (SSNA) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has awarded peace medals…
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South Sudan Admits Censoring Media
Information Minister and government spoke person Michael Makuey Lueth. Photo: AFP/Getty Images Juba, October 6, 2023 (SSNA) — A recent United Nations Commission on Human Rights report has accused the…
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The Looming Collapse of Peace in South Sudan
South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir Mayardit. Photo: Reuters By Duop Chak Wuol September 20, 2023 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir, is currently in the United States waiting to…
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President Kiir Departs for New York to attend UN General Assembly
Photo: File Juba, September 17, 2023 (SSNA) — The President of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit has traveled to the United States to attend the 78th session of the United…
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UN Security Council extends arms embargo on South Sudan
UNSC in a session on South Sudan. Photo: UN/Xinhua New York/Juba, May 30, 2023 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has extended an arms embargo and other targeted…
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Practice of abductions in South Sudan is “barbaric,” UN says
Photo: AP Juba, January 23, 2023 (SSNA) — The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Nicholas Haysom says recent abductions in the Greater Pibor Administrative area…
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Why the UN Security Council Should Not Lift the South Sudan Arms Embargo
UNSC in a past session. Photo: UN By Duop Chak Wuol January 21, 2023 (SSNA) — Grave concern has been prompted by the recent statements of South Sudanese government officials,…
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South Sudan loses UN voting rights over unpaid dues
President Kiir. Photo: Reuter/File New York, January 20, 2023 (SSNA) — The Republic of South Sudan has lost UN voting rights over unpaid dues as the young nation struggles to…
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UN envoy urges Security Council to support peace in South Sudan
UNMISS head, Nicholas Haysom. Photo: UN Juba, December 13, 2022 (SSNA) — The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Nicholas Haysom has briefed the UN Security…
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UN to close health clinic in Lakes State
Photo: AP Juba, October 30, 2022 (SSNA) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) says it is preparing to shut down the Mingkama-based clinic by December this year.…
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