Organization for Defending Victims of Violence

More than one million children have fled escalating violence in South Sudan – UN

The escalating conflict in South Sudan had driven more than one million children out of the country, the United Nations announced, warning that the future of a generation is ‘on the brink.’

05/09/2017 12:02

South Sudan: UN urges all sides to cease hostilities; regional force starts to arrive

Disturbed by the escalation of violence and subsequent suffering of civilians in South Sudan as a result of the recent government offensive, the United Nations urged the Government and other...

05/01/2017 13:11

Accountability for rights abuses in South Sudan 'more important than ever,' says senior UN official

A lack of accountability for crimes perpetrated during the ongoing conflict in South Sudan remains one of the country's “biggest challenges,” the Human Rights Director for the United Nations...

04/24/2017 13:12

Diseases and sexual violence threaten Somalis, South Sudanese escaping famine – UN

Millions of people are facing the peril of famine in Somalia and South Sudan, and the situation is expected to worsen as the drought and violence fuelling the crises widen, cautioned senior United...

04/19/2017 11:39

'Horrible attack' in South Sudan town sends thousands fleeing across border – UN refugee agency

Host communities and aid agencies in Uganda are struggling to feed and shelter new refugees who have been displaced following a spike in violence in parts of neighbouring South Sudan's Eastern...

04/08/2017 14:28

A ‘different’ Darfur has emerged since 2003; exit strategy for AU-UN mission being considered

The African Union (AU) and the United Nations are actively discussing with the Government of Sudan how best to configure a strategy for AU-UN peacekeeping to eventually leave Darfur, the head of...

04/05/2017 12:40

Security Council and region must ‘speak with one voice,’ end suffering in South Sudan – UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stressed the need for the leadership of South Sudan to achieve an immediate cessation of hostilities, restore the peace process and ensure...

03/27/2017 20:25

South Sudan now world's fastest growing refugee crisis – UN refugee agency

The number of South Sudanese fleeing their homes is “alarming,” the United Nations refugee agency said, announcing that 1.6 million people have either been displaced or fled to neighbouring...

03/18/2017 19:25

UN aid chief urges global action as starvation, famine loom for 20 million across four countries

Just back from Kenya, Yemen, South Sudan and Somalia – countries that are facing or are at risk of famine – the top United Nations humanitarian official urged the international community for...

03/11/2017 12:08

South Sudan: UN official calls for unfettered relief access to avert further catastrophe

With hundreds of thousands in need of assistance in famine-struck parts of South Sudan and rising insecurity hampering relief work, a senior United Nations relief official in the country has called...

02/28/2017 19:46

Five years into southern Sudan conflict, refugees still flee

So far in 2016, at least 7,500 refugees have arrived in Yida, South Sudan fleeing nearly five years of conflict in Sudan’s South Kordofan state.

06/08/2016 12:25