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UNHCR seeks massive boost in funding for South Sudan refugees
11 Jul 2014 A total of $658 million is needed to help the 715,000 refugees expected to flee from South Sudan by the end of the year – double the refugee total foreseen in March. -
Food shortages trigger truancy in South Sudan camps
11 Jun 2014 Though community leaders have been approached by UNHCR about regular school attendance, the response has been muted. -
UNHCR, WFP reassure Maban refugees over food shortage
2 Jun 2014 The agencies' heads in South Sudan meet with refugee leaders and reassure them of efforts to restore their monthly food rations amid continuing insecurity. -
Almost 70,000 South Sudanese flee homes despite early May truce
27 May 2014 Since the signing of the May 9 ceasefire agreement, 46,000 people have fled to safer areas inside South Sudan and 20,000 have left the country. -
Food shortage forces hundreds of refugees back into Sudan
20 May 2014 The present food crisis is a product of the insecurity that has been hampering humanitarian operations in many parts of the country. -
Annual report shows a record 33.3 million were internally displaced in 2013
14 May 2014 The IMDC's Global Overview 2014 reports that 63 per cent of all IDPs at the end of 2013 were from Syria, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Sudan. -
Malnutrition a serious threat as food shortages impact Maban refugee camps
12 May 2014 Some 1,200 children in South Sudan's Doro refugee camp are diagnosed as malnourished. The current food crisis does not augur well for these children. -
Food shortages in South Sudan refugee camps stoke mounting anger
7 May 2014 The transportation of aid to Yusuf Batil and other refugee camps in Maban County has been hindered by insecurity and fighting along supply routes. -
More than 11,000 South Sudanese flee to Ethiopia after fall of rebel-held town
6 May 2014 The refugees arriving in Ethiopia say more people are on their way, with many amassed on the South Sudanese side waiting to cross the Baro River.