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South Sudan president agree to from unity government with rebel leader
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], Dec 17 (ANI): The president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, on Tuesday said that he had agreed with rebel leader Riek Machar to form a national unity government within 100 days, the state media reported.
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US sanctions two officials of South Sudan govt for 'involvement in actions
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Dec 17 (ANI): The US on Monday (local time) sanctioned two officials of the government of South Sudan for "their involvement in actions undermining peace" in the country.
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South Sudan, UN to immunise 1,44,000 people against cholera
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Juba [South Sudan], Nov 17 (Xinhua/ANI): UN agencies, in collaboration with South Sudan's health ministry, will launch a vaccination exercise on Monday targeting some 1,44,033 people against cholera in Renk, a county bordering the Blue Nile state in Sudan.
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More Than 4 Million People Displaced by Conflict in South Sudan: UNICEF
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 11 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 4 million people have been displaced by the five year-long conflict in South Sudan, with 15,000 children still missing or separated from their families, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Make guns fall silent: UN envoy to South Sudan warlords
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [United States of America], Sept 19 (NAN/ANI): Warring parties in South Sudan must demonstrate their willingness to a peaceful end to their conflict by "making their guns fall silent, immediately and everywhere",
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Indian Peacekeepers educating, empowering locals in Wau Shilluk
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Wau [South Sudan], July 19 (ANI): The Indian Battalion serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) organised a veterinary camp and other social activities in Wau Shilluk County.
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68.5 mn people forcibly displaced worldwide: UN
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 19 (ANI): According to the Global Trends report, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency said the number of forcibly displaced people was increased to 68.5 million by the end of 2017.
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Indian Peacekeepers provide veterinary support to farmers in South Sudan
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Juba [South Sudan], Feb 21 (ANI): Indian Peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have been providing critical veterinary support to farmers in the country in a bid to revive the livestock population of the region.
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South Sudan: Nikki Haley evacuated from U.N. camp amid protests
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 26 (ANI): The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, was evacuated from a U.N. camp for displaced persons in South Sudan on Wednesday, due to protests against President Salva Kiir.
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Clashes between rebels and armed forces in South Sudan leave nearly 100 de
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Oct 5 (ANI): At least 100 people have been killed in the clashes between government armed forces and rebels loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar in northeastern part of South Sudan.
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U.S. imposes sanctions on South Sudan officials
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], September 7 (ANI): The United States has imposed sanctions on three close associates of South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit, saying they had personally profited themselves amid civil war and famine conditions.
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Japanese Defence Minister resigns, blow to Shinzo Abe
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [U.K.], July. 28 (ANI): Japan's defence minister, Tomomi Inada, resigned over charges of helping cover up internal records which showed the dangers being faced by Japanese peacekeepers in South Sudan.
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