Press Releases

International Committee of the Red Cross

The South Sudan Red Cross (SSRC), present throughout the country with over 19,000 volunteers, has been at the forefront of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (RCRC) Movement’s efforts to provide South Sudanese people and communities the humanitarian...

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(MENAFN) According to reports, the United Nations has warned that more than 7.2 million people in South Sudan are urgently in need of food assistance, describing the situation as increasingly severe in the conflict-affected country.

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(MENAFN) A small passenger aircraft crashed on the outskirts of South Sudan's capital Monday, killing all 14 people on board, aviation authorities confirmed, as investigators descended on the wreckage site to recover remains and secure flight...

UN International Training and Research Center

Always looking for opportunities to expand her skills, Lydia found the Primary Course of the Program for Global Human Resource Development for Peacebuilding and Development.

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(MENAFN) The United States announced on Tuesday that it is introducing visa restrictions on members of South Sudan’s transitional government, accusing them of actions that have undermined peace efforts and obstructed a key ceasefire agreement....

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(MENAFN) South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has ousted parliament's Speaker Jemma Nunu Kumba and her deputy, Permena Awerial Aluong, in a decree read before parliament on Tuesday — the latest in a string of high-level dismissals that have marked...

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(MENAFN) More than 100 women and girls are being forced from their homes every single hour in South Sudan, UN Women warned Monday, as surging violence and a deepening food crisis push one of the world's most vulnerable populations to the brink.

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(MENAFN) The United Nations has raised concerns over worsening violence and a deepening humanitarian emergency in South Sudan, urging international actors to prioritize a political settlement as instability intensifies across the country.

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(MENAFN) More than 100 women and girls are being displaced every hour in South Sudan amid escalating violence and worsening food insecurity, the UN Women said on Monday, according to reports.

South African Government

Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thoko Didiza, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Honourable Members, Fellow South Africans, Thirty years ago, the people of South Africa adopted a Constitution that transformed our country from a divided past into...

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(MENAFN) The United Nations’ top relief official has warned that South Sudan is approaching a potential famine situation as worsening conflict, rising food insecurity, and declining international support deepen the crisis.

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(MENAFN) More than 169 people have been killed and at least 68 others wounded after armed youth launched a deadly assault on Abiemnom County in the Ruweng Administrative Area of South Sudan, a senior government official confirmed Monday.

South African Government

Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa, President of The Republic of South Africa and African Union Champion on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response, to the High-Level Meeting of African Ministers of Health on the Bundibugyo Ebola...

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Pretoria: Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will, on Wednesday 27 May, deliver a keynote address at the opening session of East and Southern Africa Sub-Regional Mental Health Inter-Country Learning Workshop in Johannesburg.

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It is an honour to be with you this afternoon.

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House Chairperson, Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee Honourable Supra Mahumapelo Honourable Members, I have the honour to present Budget Vote 6 of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation on a day that carries the weight and...

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Opening remarks Sixth Session of Bi-National Commission State Visit to Botswana, 21 May 2026, Gaborone, Botswana Your Excellency President Duma Gideon Boko, Ministers and Deputy Ministers from both delegations High Commissioners of our respective...

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Your Excellency Dr John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana and Champion of the Accra Reset Your Excellency Chair of the African Union Commission, Mr Mahmoud Ali Youssouf Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of Africa CDC, Dr Tedros...

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Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Your Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan, Your Excellency William Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya, Your Excellency Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African...

International Committee of the Red Cross

With protection at the core of its response, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) significantly scaled up its emergency interventions, prioritizing life-saving surgical care for weapon-wounded patients while working to preserve...