United Nations Mission in South Sudan

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Ghana Police Explores Sending Team To S Sudan Amid Sexual Abuse Claims

The Ghana Police Service has requested the United Nations to permit a three-member team to be immediately deployed to...

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S.Sudan Clashes Force Patients, Doctors To Flee Hospital

Thouk Reath, 19, was recovering from a leg amputation after being shot in fighting in northeastern South Sudan when the...

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South Sudan Forces Launch Fresh Offensive Against Rebels

South Sudan government forces have launched an offensive towards a rebel stronghold in the north of the country, the UN...

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S.Sudan Troops Tried For Rape, Murder In Juba Compound Attack

A South Sudan military court on Tuesday opened the trial of 13 soldiers accused of raping foreign aid workers and...

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Ghanaian Peacekeepers Praised By UN For Foiling Attack In South Sudan

Ghanaian peacekeepers have been praised by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for foiling an attack at...

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UN Force Condemns ‘callous’ Attack On South Sudan Base

The UN peacekeeping force in South Sudan said Thursday it had repelled a "callous" attack by armed assailants on a base...

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Britain Sending 400 Troops To Join UN’s S.Sudan Force

About 400 British soldiers will join the UN peacekeeping force in South Sudan in the next weeks in one of Britain's...

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At Least 16 Killed In Fighting In S.Sudan Second City

At least 16 civilians were killed in fighting Monday between government troops and rebels in South Sudan's...

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Over 6,000 Flee ‘terrifying’ Violence In S.Sudan Town

More than 6,000 people have fled fighting in southern South Sudan, with refugees recounting the slaughter of civilians...

International

UN Blocked From South Sudan Town Amid Reports of Killings

UN peacekeepers in South Sudan say they have twice been prevented from accessing the town of Pajok, where the army is...

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How Ghanaian Peacekeepers Excellent Performance In South Sudan Saved Lives

Swift, well-coordinated actions by different components of UNMISS saw two separate outbreaks of fire in the Bentiu...

International

South Sudanese Rival Forces Rapes 217 Since July 2016 Violence

The United Nations has documented 217 victims of rape by South Sudanese government and rival forces since the beginning...

International

South Sudan Agrees To Deploy Regional Protection Force

The South Sudan government has agreed to accept the deployment of a UN-mandated regional force in Juba, a spokesman...

International

UN Mission In South Sudan ‘failed To Protect Civilians’

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has sacked the commander of a peacekeeping force in South Sudan following a damning...

International

South Sudan Unrest Rises Amid Kiir’s Death Rumours

The UN has warned of increasing violence in South Sudan as the government was forced to publicly dismiss rumours of...

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3 Crew Members Die in Cargo Helicopter Crash in South Sudan

A United Nations cargo helicopter crashed Tuesday in the north part of South Sudan, killing three crew members and...