Press Releases

UNESCO

With these new inscriptions, the UNESCO World Heritage List now comprises 1,273 sites across 173 countries.

South African Government

Recent negative commentary and misleading media narratives emerging from parts of West Africa, particularly in relation to concerns raised in sections of Nigeria and Ghana, have portrayed South Africa as a country defined by xenophobia or...

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

With these new inscriptions, the UNESCO World Heritage List now comprises 1,273 sites across 173 countries.

UNESCO

As South Sudan works to improve teaching and learning outcomes across the country, expanding access to continuous professional development for teachers is a priority.

MENAFN

(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.

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...

MENAFN

(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...

MENAFN

(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.

South African Government

The Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Mr Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile, has today, 20 March 2026, successfully concluded a bilateral meeting with H.E. President Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan, at...

UNESCO

The World Heritage Committee has also decided to inscribe on its List of World Heritage in Danger three sites that had been previously recognized; signaling they are now facing serious threats to the values that justified their inscription in the...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) The South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF) issued an urgent directive Sunday demanding immediate evacuation of civilians, humanitarian workers, and United Nations staff from opposition-held territories in Jonglei State before...

EIN Presswire

Founder of Alabaster International challenges how the aid sector defines and measures help WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA, UNITED STATES, July 26, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Shannon Fernando, a family nurse practitioner and the founder of the global...

Oxfam

Families in South Sudan are once again having to flee for their lives due to escalating conflict at a time when hunger is already at catastrophic levels, Oxfam warned.

U.S. Department of Justice

Today, Peter Biar Ajak, 42, of Maryland, was sentenced by United States District Judge Sharad H. Desai for the District of Arizona to 46 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit has overhauled his Cabinet, removing four ministers, a governor, and the national police chief, while appointing a new vice president and Economic Cluster chair in a major shake-up. In a decree...

UN International Training and Research Center

16 July 2026, New York, United States of America – Water is at the heart of nearly every Sustainable Development Goal, yet progress on SDG 6 is falling behind.

EIN Presswire

Students and faculty from Hanyang University reflect on South Sudan’s peacebuilding, intersecting with global debates on AI, governance, and development.

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cincinnati-based Mercy Health and Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) formed a strategic partnership aimed at expanding workforce development initiatives and building a strong pipeline of...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) The ongoing conflict in Sudan is having severe repercussions on South Sudan, affecting both security and economic stability, according to the UN special representative to the Security Council. "The conflict in Sudan continues to impact...

South African Government

Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Paul Mashatile, has concluded a successful two-day working visit to the Republic of South Sudan.