April 11, 2014(Nyamilepedia) — The United Nations says a famine in South Sudan likely will kill up to 50,000 children this year if more action is not immediately taken. UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, says an additional quarter-million children will suffer severe acute malnutrition by the end of the year unless treatment is scaled…
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IGAD teams commence operations in South Sudan
Monitoring and Verification Teams (MVTs) set up under the auspices of the IGAD-led mediation process have officially commenced operations. By Vision Reporter April 11, 2014 (Nyamilepedia) — The teams to monitor the implementation of Cessation of Hostilities (COH) are a result of an agreement signed by the Government of the Republic of South Sudan…
Aerial attacks stoke fears among refugees in Yida, South Sudan
April 12, 2014(Nyamilepedia) — UNHCR is deeply concerned about the safety of refugees and aid workers in Yida, South Sudan, after unidentified aircraft circled over the settlement several times on 9 April. The sighting raised fears that the refugee settlement may soon come under direct or indirect military attack. The incident came just two days…
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