(JUBA) – Authorities in Central Equatoria State and national government institutions in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are set to roll out a youth-focused initiative aimed at reducing criminal activities and promoting peace among young people in Juba and its neighboring areas. The collaborative programeContinue Reading
Twenty traditional chiefs and local government administrators from Yei Town Payam have begun a three-day training on nonviolence and conflict resolution aimed at strengthening peacebuilding efforts in Yei River County. The training, organized by ONAD and its partners, seeks to equip local leaders with skills in mediation, dialogue and peacefulContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – More than 48 young people from various youth groups across Yei River County have completed a three-day digital skills training aimed at promoting responsible internet use, digital communication, and access to online opportunities. The training, organised by the Internet Society South Sudan Chapter, brought together youthContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The National Civil Society Coalition (NCSC) has called on the leadership of the Bank of South Sudan to engage in dialogue with the Bank’s Workers’ Trade Union rather than dissolving the union following a recent industrial action. In a statement issued on 14 July, the coalition expressed concernContinue Reading
(JUBA CITY) -The Association for Media Development in South Sudan, AMDISS, has held a strategic meeting with the Chairperson of the National Elections Commission, Professor Abednego Akok Kacuol, to discuss the media’s role in the country’s upcoming elections. During the meeting in Juba on Tuesday, AMDISS Director Ayaa Irene LokangContinue Reading
(MOROBO COUNTY) – Police authorities in Morobo County have begun a crackdown on motorcycles operating without legal documents, in a move aimed at enforcing a recent county government order regulating boda-boda operations. Speaking to Iyete FM on Tuesday, Traffic Police Officer First Lieutenant Moro Lasu Abdallah said the exercise isContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – The Chairlady of the Yei River County Women’s Association, Mama Alice Siyama, has welcomed the recent order by the County Commissioner banning children from attending night discos and sports betting centres across Yei Town and its rural payams. The directive, issued on 2 July, aims toContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – At least 30 leaders drawn from youth groups, women’s organizations, civil society, religious, education and local government institutions are undergoing a three-day training on digital literacy and online safety in Yei River County. The training, organised by Internet Society South Sudan, aims to equip participants withContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Families of four victims of the fatal Luri plane crash have appealed to the government and City Link Aviation to intervene and facilitate the release of their loved ones’ bodies from a Juba mortuary, citing an inability to meet the costs associated with DNA verification. TheContinue Reading
JUBA, South Sudan – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the Government of South Sudan, has activated the country’s first-ever drought anticipatory action plan, providing early assistance to more than 65,000 people in Eastern Equatoria State as the threat of severe drought intensifies. In a newsContinue Reading
