The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up its emergency response in South Sudan's Jonglei state, where escalating conflict has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and pushed hunger to critical levels.
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The government of President Salva Kiir has been accused of gross incompetence, as fighting between rebels and security forces pushes toward the capital.
The world has "entered the age of clean energy" and renewables are now the cheapest, fastest and safest source of new electricity almost everywhere, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message to the International Energy Agency ...
Peter Biar Ajak, a democracy advocate, was convicted of conspiring to buy and export weapons for a revolt in South Sudan.
A sharp increase in drone attacks across the Kordofan region in the centre of Sudan is endangering civilians and damaging critical infrastructure.
The United Nations' peacekeeping chief is warning that political deadlock in South Sudan is sharply escalating violence, putting the world's newest nation on a "dangerous precipice."
Escalating violence, political stalemate and humanitarian constraints are pushing South Sudan's civilians to the brink once again, while funding cuts weaken the UN mission tasked with protecting them.
Displaced civilians in South Sudan have fled heavy fighting between government forces and opposition fighters.
Humanitarian operations have been impeded by attacks, looting and restrictions on movement.
The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned the surge in violence across South Sudan, warning that civilians and aid workers are paying a devastating price as humanitarian operations are increasingly targeted.