Press Releases

Russia Says Force will not Solve South Sudan War

(MENAFN) The worsening unrest in South Sudan cannot be resolved through armed intervention, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has cautioned. Hostilities between the government and various opposition groups have intensified,...

Russia Warns Military Force Will Not Resolve South Sudan’s Violence

(MENAFN) Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova issued a stark warning Tuesday that escalating violence in South Sudan cannot be resolved through military means. The clashes between government troops and opposition factions have...

South Sudanese Refugee Recalls Harrowing Escape Amid Sudan's Conflict

(MENAFN) As the conflict in Sudan escalated, Sarah Williams and her children found themselves ensnared in the violence that swept through their Khartoum neighborhood. Gunfire shattered the tranquility of their home, flames engulfed nearby...

ICE Breaches Court Ruling, Deports Two Immigrants to South Sudan

(MENAFN) Two immigrants detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Texas have been deported to South Sudan, despite a federal court ruling preventing such actions, their legal representatives reported Tuesday. The men,...

US Deports Asian Immigrants to South Sudan

(MENAFN) Two Asian nationals held in a Texas Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility have been forcibly returned to South Sudan, a war-affected African nation, despite a ruling from a federal court prohibiting such action, according to...

Forgotten in a Protracted Crisis: South Sudanese Refugees in Ethiopia’s Gambella Region Face New Hardships as Aid Withers

Clinics that once offered at least primary care and essential drugs are now often empty shelves, as supply pipelines and NGO health projects are disrupted. Education, too, is imperiled – Thijok, added “schools in the camps lack books and even...

WaterStep Partners with John Dau Foundation & Helps Contain Cholera Outbreak in Duk County, South Sudan in Just 6 Weeks

WaterStep has restored dignity, brought hope & life-saving access to safe water to 30,000+ people in South Sudan. LOUISVILLE, KY, UNITED STATES, May 8, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In a region long defined by scarcity, conflict, and displacement,...

South Sudan: Using sports and arts to combat sexual and gender-based violence

In 2024, the ICRC, in partnership with the South Sudanese Red Cross Society (SSRC), organized awareness-raising sessions on sexual and gender-based violence to more than 5,000 community members in nine locations across the country, including...

US Cancels Visas for South Sudanese Passport Holders

(MENAFN) On Saturday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the United States would be cancelling all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and halting the issuance of new visas. This decision comes after allegations that South...

Visa cancellation: US sanctions South Sudan on deportee issue

(MENAFN) The United States, under Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has declared an immediate cancellation of visas for all South Sudanese passport holders. Additionally, the US will prevent any South Sudanese citizens from entering the country at...

Medical Teams International Makes Progress Against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, July 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medical Teams International, a global health and humanitarian relief organization, has expanded and enhanced our services in Ethiopia addressing gender-based violence (GBV) and life-saving...

National Society Investment Alliance announces grants to 14 Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies

A joint pooled fund of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the NSIA provides flexible, multi-year funding to support the sustainable development of...

Transforming South Sudan’s Agricultural Future: John Ladu Simon Jacob

Despite not having a university degree, John’s experience and potential were recognized and he was recruited as managing director of his current company, which provides agricultural and extension services. There, John manages an initiative to rent...

Harvesting Hope: Transforming South Sudan’s Agricultural Future

Despite not having a university degree, John’s experience and potential were recognized and he was recruited as managing director of his current company, which provides agricultural and extension services. There, John manages an initiative to rent...

Women’s and mothers’ health and children’s well-being at the forefront of Slovenia's international efforts

SLOVENIA, April 7 - From the early days of its independence, when it provided humanitarian and psychosocial support to women and children affected by the war in the Balkans, Slovenia has been active in this area and later focused on these topics...

Minnesota Prep Academy to Begin its Season with Preseason Scrimmage October 24 in St. Paul

Since its humble beginnings, the program has sent more than one hundred athletes to NCAA basketball programs ST PAUL , MN, UNITED STATES, October 23, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Minnesota Prep Academy, one of the nation’s premier prep development...

DHS Releases Documents Detailing the Rap Sheets of 8 Criminal Illegal Aliens after Activist Judge Ruling Halts their Deportation

President Trump and Secretary Noem are getting vicious criminals out of our country while activist judges are fighting to bring them back onto American soil WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released records on the eight...

DHS Reacts to Activist Judge Ruling to Halt the Deportation of Barbaric Criminal Illegal Aliens Including Murderers, Rapists, and Pedophiles

All eight of these heinous convicted criminals have final orders of removal WASHINGTON – DHS conducted a deportation flight to remove some of the most barbaric, violent individuals illegally in the United States. All of these individuals had final...

Minister Ronald Lamola delivers keynote address at Solidarity Conference on Women, Peace and Security, 9 May

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), in partnership with the Gertrude Shope Women’s Mediation Network (GSWMN), invites members of the media to the Solidarity Conference on Women, Peace and Security – Voices of Women...

Social Development on Africa Children’s Summit 2025

The Africa Children’s Summit 2025, a child-led event hosted by the South African Government, led by the Department of Social Development in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, is set to conclude on 7 April 2025 in Johannesburg....