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- Internally displaced people gather in Turalei, in the south’s Twic county, about 130 km (80 miles) from Abyei town, May 27, 2011. (Reuters)
- Monday 11 February 2013
February 9, 2013 (JUBA) - A member of South Sudan’s ruling party (SPLM) has accused the United Nations of allegedly failing to provide relief assistance to thousands of displaced people in the disputed Abyei region. Internally displaced (...)
- Friday 24 August 2012
August 23, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan has denied it is has “unilaterally” appointed a new administration for Abyei, the contested oil region on the border between Sudan and the South which broke away last year. An internally displaced (...)
- Monday 27 August 2012
August 26, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan’s government has back racked from its initial decision to send a steering committee to Abyei, putting an end to recent tensions over the administrative status of the contested area. Internally displaced (...)
- Friday 13 July 2012
OCHA South Sudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin for the period 2-8 July 2012OCHA South Sudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin for the period 2-8 July 2012
Highlights: Humanitarian organizations in Upper Nile and Unity states are focused on (...)
- Monday 11 February 2013
February 10, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan on Sunday accused the Sudanese government of scaling up deployment of additional troops and massive settlement of Arabs nomads from the Misseriya tribe in the contested Abyei area, allegedly to (...)
- Monday 9 July 2012
July 7, 2012 (JUBA) - Increasing humanitarian needs in South Sudan have prompted the UN and its partners to plan new projects and revise their funding appeal for the world’s newest nation. Refugees from Blue Nile receive food during a (...)
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The Invasion of Abyei: two years of more agony 2013-05-20 05:39:13 By Luka Biong Deng May 19, 2013 - On 21st May 2013, the people of Abyei have spent two years of more agony and they will remember again the sad memories of how their lives and livelihoods were (...)
The better approach to reconciliation 2013-05-17 06:07:06 By Zechariah Manyok Biar May 16, 2013 - Some of you who might have read my previous articles know that I promised some weeks ago to write separately on the topic of peace and reconciliation that (...)
OIL: is it a curse or a blessing in South Sudan? 2013-05-17 06:04:54 By Jacob K. Lupai May 16, 2013 - In the late 70s when for the first time oil was discovered in Southern Sudan there was euphoria that poverty would be a thing of the past, replaced by a high (...)
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