Conflict
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 10:06
Secretary Kerry spoke today with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir to express grave concern about the ongoing conflict in South Sudan, including recent violence in Bentiu and Bor and the deliberate targeting of civilians by armed groups on both sides of the conflict.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 10:04
Assistant Secretary for Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) Rick Barton will travel to Nigeria April 24-29.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 09:56
Kenya's president said he would not let the conflict in neighboring South Sudan descend into genocide, though he stopped short of spelling out any action to end the increasingly ethnic slaughter.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 09:49
Sudan and Chad on Sunday reiterated that the security situation on their joint border is stable, attributing that to efforts of joint security forces deployed in 2010.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 09:48
Peacekeepers Escort 1,300 Bangui Residents Who Had Been Besieged by Christians.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 09:38
The conflict in South Sudan is taking a heavy toll on children who are being killed or injured in attacks and recruited into armed groups. They are also witnessing traumatic events and missing out on school. For the youngest malnutrition is an ever-present threat.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 09:31
Rebel groups called on the United Nations Security Council to investigate allegations raised by a former spokesperson of the hybrid mission in Darfur (UNAMID) about false reporting on the security situation in western Sudan region.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 09:26
Sudan’s Representative Urges Armed Movements to Sign Peace Document.Sudan’s Representative Urges Armed Movements to Sign Peace Document
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 09:23
Stepped-up rebel attacks, clashes fuelled by local political rivalries, and mass displacement sparked by the abuses of a pro-Government militia have again left long-troubled Darfur at a crossroads, said the United Nations peacekeeping chief today, appealing to the Security Council and its African Union (AU) counterpart for political support to move the warring factions towards lasting peace.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 08:14
South Sudan admitted on Sunday that the United States had demanded it immediately halt a military offensive against armed opposition groups and accelerate talks to end the ongoing conflict.