Mediation efforts to resolve Sudan crisis underway, UN envoy reports
UN News Multiple mediation efforts are underway in Sudan one week after the military seized power, UN Special Representative for the country, Volker Perthes, told journalists in New York on Monday. Speaking from the capital, Khartoum, Mr. Perthes said…
62 journalists killed in 2020, just for doing their jobs: UNESCO
UN News In 2020 alone, according to UN cultural agency UNESCO, which works to protect media workers, 62 journalists were killed just for doing their jobs. Between 2006 and 2020, over 1,200 professionals lost their lives the same way. In nine out of ten…
Mabior Garang apologizes to South Sudanese
By Richard Sultan Hon. Mabior Garang, the son of the fallen hero and founding father of South Sudan Garang De Mabior has apologized to the people of the country for any statements or utterances that he might have said on the media against the President…
Juba dispatches high-level delegation to Khartoum
By Ruot George South Sudan’s government’s delegation travelled to Khartoum on Sunday to mediate the current political crisis in Sudan following the coupe carried out by the military late last month. The delegation headed by the National…
UJOSS, CEPO decry attacks on press
By Richard Sultan Authorities in South Sudan have been urged to end impunity and violence against the media. The Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) and Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) also raised a red flag over increasing…
Security Council adopts ‘first of its kind’ resolution on protecting classrooms from conflict
UN News Acting unanimously on Friday, the Security Council adopted a unique resolution strongly condemning attacks against schools, children and teachers and urging conflict parties to immediately safeguard the right to education. While the 15-member…
Mabior Garang is back in Juba
By Richard Sultan Hon. Mabior Garang, the son of the fallen hero Dr. John Garang De Mabior is back in Juba. He arrived yesterday aboard a Kenyan Airways flight yesterday at Juba International Airport (JIA) according to a statement from the office…
Women are the heartbeat of R-ARCSS-Anjelina Teny
By Richard Sultan South Sudan defense minister says that women are the heartbeat of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS). “Women are at the center of the R-ARCSS and as such peace has to be broadened to…
Sudan coup leader trying to give back government to ousted official
By agencies As pressure mounts, Sudan’s coup leader, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is trying to reverse the military takeover and hand back power to the ousted civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. Burhan is facing pressure at home and abroad to…
South Sudan Minister says large government complicates peace implementation
By Simon Deng South Sudan has a huge government implementing peace and slowing processes like the security arrangements through disagreements, Martin Elia Lomuro, the Minister of Cabinet Affairs said. Lomuro said the various parties that make up the…
South Sudan peace monitor warns lack of key institutions slowing pact
By Okech Francis It’s close to two years after the implementation of the peace agreement in South Sudan but key institutions advocated by the pact are yet to be instituted, slowing down a process that must be completed by 2023, the head of a monitor…
Greater global solidarity needed to achieve peace and security for Africa
UN NEWS The deputy UN chief on Thursday emphasized the “vital importance” of peace and security in Africa, thanking ambassadors in the Security Council for helping the UN shine a spotlight on the issue, and how all Member States can work with the African…