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African Immigrants in Iowa Rally Behind Presidential Candidate Rollan Roberts
Someone needs to hear the grievances and support the hard-working immigrants that are an integral part to our economy and communities DES MOINES, IOWA, USA, August 21, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Presidential Candidate Rollan Roberts spent the...

Inside the incredible and encouraging South Sudan’s Pavilion in strategic partnership with The Abrahamic Business Circle
South Sudan Pavilion in strategic partnership with The Abrahamic Business Circle, one of the most iconic ones DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, October 28, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Expo 2020 Dubai officially began on October 1, 2021. It’s set to be...

The Abrahamic Business Circle: Supporting Investment in South Sudan Pavilion at Expo 2020.
In strategic partnership with the Abrahamic Business Circle, South Sudan Pavilion offers the world all its business opportunities and tourist attractions. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, November 4, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Expo 2020 Dubai is a...

Việt Nam chairs UNSC committee’s meeting on visit to South Sudan
VIETNAM, December 3 - Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý meets President of South Sudan Salva Kiir during a visit to the African country from November 16-20. —VNA/VNS Photo NEW YORK — As Chair of the UN Security Council (UNSC) Committee established pursuant...

New South Sudan Parliament can 'infuse urgency' into peace process
South Sudan has made history with the appointment of two women to senior leadership positions within its Transitional National Legislature, the top United Nations official in the country told the Security Council on Wednesday, as he encouraged...

Human Rights Council Discusses Situation of Human Rights in South Sudan, Cambodia and Sudan under its Agenda Item on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
Download logo The Human Rights Council this morning discussed the situation of human rights in South Sudan, Cambodia and Sudan under its agenda item on technical assistance and capacity building. At the beginning of the meeting, the Council held a...

South Sudan: For the people of Juba, an African Development Bank Group (AfDB) supported water project brings better health - and peace
Download logo Farida, her school bag on her back and her face betraying a hint of a smile, sings softly on her way to school in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. Along with thousands of other South Sudanese girls, Farida has been able to attend...

UNMISS trains members of South Sudan's forces in Pochalla on upholding child rights
Download logo Protecting child rights is a key aspect that the Government of South Sudan and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) are collaborating on as part of the nation’s bid to establish itself as a true democracy with a...

IRC launches emergency response for over half a million people affected by conflict, Hepatitis E and severe flooding in South Sudan
Download logo The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is launching an emergency response as conflict, disease outbreaks such as Hepatitis E, and the worst flooding seen in 60 years in most parts of South Sudan leave well over 600,000 people in...

Coronavirus - South Sudan: UNMISS peacekeepers join forces with Catholic Health Training Institute to battle COVID-19
In Wau, as across South Sudan and the world, efforts to combat COVID-19 are ongoing. Recently, peacekeepers from Bangladesh serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) teamed up with the Catholic Health Training Institute to...

Visit of Minister of State for External Affairs Shri V. Muraleedharan to the Republic of the Sudan and Republic of South Sudan (October 18-22, 2021)
Download logo Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Shri V. Muraleedharan will pay an official visit to the Republic of the Sudan on October 18 - 19, 2021 and to the Republic of South Sudan on October 20 – 22,...

UNMISS Child Protection trains 60 members of South Sudan's armed forces on child rights
When civil war broke out in South Sudan, women and children were some of the worst affected. Education was disrupted for tens of thousands of children as they fled for their lives. Many were separated from their parents and recruited into armed...

Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. in South Sudan condemns the latest threat against humanitarians operating in Greater Pibor Administrative Area
Download logo The Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim in South Sudan, Matthew Hollingworth, strongly condemns the latest threat against humanitarian organizations in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA) and calls for authorities and...

H.E. Dr. Raphael Nagel is bringing South Sudan closer to the world.
See the world's youngest nation in a different light DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, October 19, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Dr. Raphael Nagel is a renowned investor, lobbyist, and philanthropist of his time. He has received more than 20 awards and...

DHS Sets the Record Straight on Media Frenzy over Deportation Flights for Worst of the Worst Including Murderers, Rapists, and Pedophiles
President Trump and Secretary Noem are working every day to get vicious criminals out of our country while activist judges are fighting to bring them back onto American soil WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security today hosted a press...

Coronavirus: South Sudan receives its first consignment of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility
South Sudan received its first consignment of 152,950 doses of the Johnson & Johnson ‘Janssen’ COVID-19 vaccines today. These single dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines are the third batch of vaccine shipments to South Sudan through the COVAX...

UNMISS Concerned About Suffering Women and Children in Tambura, Appeals for Leaders to Intervene
Violence in and around Tambura in Western Equatoria State has forced more than 40,000 people to flee their homes. Their suffering is immense, with women and children having lost their husbands and fathers the most severely affected. “Poverty and...

UNMISS trains South Sudanese military commanders on human rights and international humanitarian laws
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has trained forces of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-iO) and South Sudan People Defense Forces (SSPDF) on human rights and international humanitarian laws in Magwi county...

UN Peace Chief promises the UN family's support to citizens at the end of his visit to South Sudan
As he departed the country, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations promised the people of South Sudan the full support of peacekeepers and humanitarians as they make the difficult journey from war to peace. Jean-Pierre...

Funding crunch forces WFP to cut food assistance in South Sudan
Download logo The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will suspend food assistance for more than 100,000 displaced people in parts of South Sudan for three months starting October as part of a prioritization exercise driven by funding...