South Sudan

Huge locust outbreak reaches South Sudan

The worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years has reached South Sudan, a country where roughly half the population already faces hunger after years…

IOM Condemns the Killing of Aid Workers Amidst Deteriorating Security Situation in South Sudan

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) condemned in the strongest possible terms the killing of three IOM aid workers on Sunday in fighting between armed groups in Morobo County, South Sudan’s Central Equatoria region. “We are deeply saddened…

UN warns South Sudan on the brink of famine

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned that record numbers in South Sudan – some seven million people – face acute food shortages, while more than 20,000 are…