South Sudan urged to exempt sanitary pads from taxation
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called on the South Sudan government to make sanitary pads affordable for women...
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Expert calls for resumption of Rome peace talks with hold-out groups
The Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) has appealed to the Catholic community of Saint Egidio to resume mediation process...
South Sudan mulls increase in education budget for 2023/24
The Undersecretary for the Ministry of General Education and Instruction, Kuyok Abol Kuyok, said his ministry is trying to increase...
U.S envoy condemns looting of WFP relief food in Bor
The United States Ambassador to South Sudan, Michael J. Adler on Wednesday slammed the recent looting of relief food belonging...
Returnees arriving with trauma after experiencing horrific scenes in Sudan
Some of the returnees who escaped deadly intermittent fighting in neighboring Sudan are arriving traumatized with chilling stories of the...
UN urges government to secure funding for pending peace tasks
The transitional government of national unity has been urged to secure adequate finances for implementation of the pending critical provisions...
Japan to implement governance project in three States
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has started a new three-year governance project targeting three states of Central Equatoria, Upper...
South Sudan official calls for resolving border dispute with Uganda
President Salva Kiir and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Kaguta Museveni have been tasked to expedite demarcation of their hitherto disputed...
UN puts South Sudan gov’t on spot over delayed electoral laws
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has said it’s support for the electoral process hinges on the transitional ...
Domestic resource mobilization needed, for LAPSSET projects to succeed
The success of the various infrastructure projects under the Lamu Port- South Sudan- Ethiopia- Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor requires countries to...
Persons with disability abandoned in Khartoum amid evacuation
The executive Director for Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Edmund Yakani has called for persons with disability to be...
Nearly 50,000 people face starvation in South Sudan: Oxfam
Africa Director for Oxfam International, Fati N’zi Hassane has warned of the humanitarian situation reaching catastrophic levels in South Sudan...
