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…
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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