El Niño-driven dry spell threatens livelihoods across northern East Africa
Prolonged rainfall deficits across northern East Africa are worsening drought conditions and threatening agricultural and pastoral livelihoods, according to a...
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Uganda’s Refugee Communities Face Rising Food Insecurity as Humanitarian Funding Shrinks
Credit: The Guardian Uganda’s refugee population is facing worsening food insecurity, limited access to essential services and growing protection risks...
UN, Partners Launch Five-Year Strategy to Combat Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in South Sudan
Copyright: OCHA/Alioune NDIAYE The United Nations and humanitarian partners in South Sudan have launched a five-year strategy aimed at strengthening...
More Than 5 Million Sudanese Return Home as Millions Remain Displaced, IOM Says
Credit: ReliefWeb More than 5.1 million people have returned to their areas of origin in Sudan, while more than 8.5...
South Sudan warns of possible flooding as Lake Victoria water levels rise
By Patricia John Kenyi South Sudan is preparing for possible severe riverine flooding after Uganda warned of rising water levels...
South Sudan hosts more than 661,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, UN data shows
South Sudan is hosting 661,529 refugees and asylum-seekers, the vast majority of them Sudanese nationals fleeing the ongoing conflict in...
South Sudan Records 1.3 Million Returnees Since 2023
Copyright: Antonia Vadala, Creator: Antonia Vadala South Sudan has recorded 1,298,634 returnees between Jan. 1, 2023, and Aug. 31, 2026,...
South Sudan Records 77 Humanitarian Access Incidents in August
Copyright: OCHA/ Basma Ourfali South Sudan recorded 77 humanitarian access incidents in August, including 42 involving violence against humanitarian personnel,...
UNHCR seeks $3.5 million to support Akobo emergency response
Credit: UNHCR The United Nations refugee agency is seeking $3.5 million to strengthen emergency protection and humanitarian assistance for about...
El Niño to Intensify Humanitarian Risks in South Sudan, Horn of Africa
Copyright: UNOCHA, Credit: UNOCHA, Creator: UNOCHA A strengthening El Niño weather pattern could worsen humanitarian needs across South Sudan and...
Women’s Group Calls for Urgent Humanitarian Access in Sudan’s Kordofan
The Women Advisory Group for Humanitarian Work in Sudan has called for urgent humanitarian action in the Kordofan region, warning...
Aid Cuts Push South Sudanese Refugees Toward Debt, Informal Work and Return
Credit: Al Jazeera Cuts in humanitarian assistance are forcing South Sudanese refugees in Uganda and Kenya to find new ways...
