Feb 21, 2017
The U.N. says nearly 5 million people do not have enough food, and it issued a formal famine declaration for Unity State in the north-central part of the country.
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The U.N. says nearly 5 million people do not have enough food, and it issued a formal famine declaration for Unity State in the north-central part of the country.
South Sudan soldiers accused of stealing relief food
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Soldiers believed to be with the South Sudanese army and allied militia stole relief supplies and killed seven people in an attack on a rebel-held part of Unity state, a local official said Thursday. http://dlvr.it/BhTYvT
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Photo by Karin Ekholm/MSF
An MSF outreach team informs refugees at Yida camp in South Sudan's Unity State about the importance of having their children vaccinated against measles. MSF has been responding to an outbreak of the disease in the camp by providing treatment and vaccinations.
Photo by Karin Ekholm/MSF
MSF medical staff administer oral measles vaccine to children at Yida refugee camp in South Sudan's Unity State. An outbreak of measles started in Yida camp in late November. In addition to treating sick children, MSF launched a vaccination campaign to increase immunization coverage to protect children from future outbreaks.
By Carl Odera LEER South Sudan (Reuters) - A surge in the number of emaciated children arriving at a feeding center in Leer, a muddy rebel-held town in South Sudan's oil-rich Unity State, is fuelling fears that the world's newest nation is on the brink of famine. Food stocks are running low across conflict-ravaged northern regions of the country, aid workers say, and the onset of the rainy season has dashed hopes that South Sudan's displaced subsistence farmers will plant enough crops to feed themselves. The country is the size of France but has hardly any paved roads and the United Nations and humanitarian agencies are struggling to provide aid to remote regions. Aid agencies say South Sudan, which gained independence from Sudan in 2011 after decades of conflict, could be headed for the worst famine since the 1984 Ethiopian famine. Source: Reuters
NAIROBI (Reuters) - South Sudan's army and rebel forces accused each other on Sunday of violating a ceasefire hours after it came into effect, charges that will frustrate international mediators who had pressured both sides to stop the ethnic-fuelled conflict. Army spokesman Philip Aguer told Reuters his forces were attacked in oil producing Unity State, with one incident near the flashpoint town of Bentiu. Rebel military spokesman Lul Ruai Koang reported army violations in Unity and Upper Nile states. There was no immediate independent verification of either account. An official from the U.N. ... Source: Reuters