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- Wednesday 20 March 2013
March 18, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan languished at the lower end of the latest Human Development Index (HDI) published recently by the United Nations, ranking 171 out of 187 countries included world-wide.
While the ranking puts Sudan (...)
- Wednesday 27 March 2013
March 25, 2013 (BOR/JUBA) – A caravan stands next to a tent. On it was a phrase, “Bye Bye Guns – I don’t need you any more”, signifying the start of an anti-small arms campaign in South Sudan’s largest state. Balázs Horváth, UNDP Country (...)
- Wednesday 13 February 2013
February 12, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese foreign minister, Ali Karti, said on Tuesday that Khartoum is not opposed to the role played by the United Nations in his country and called for expanding humanitarian assistance provided by (...)
- Friday 7 September 2012
September 5, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan’s Deputy Minister of Defence Majak D’Agot Atem said the government was committed to making peace with the Jonglei militia leader David Yau Yau and allowing members of his group to return the (...)
- Friday 30 March 2012
March 29, 2012 (JUBA) - As newly independent South Sudan embarks on post-war recovery efforts, East African regional body IGAD has launched an initiative aimed at strengthening capacity building in the country’s public service.
Under (...)
- Wednesday 29 December 2010
December 28, 2010 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan has demanded the United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) to provide it with a detailed auditory report on the finances of a program designed to rehabilitate former war soldiers, as news of money (...)
- Monday 17 January 2011
By Julius N. Uma
January 16, 2010 (JUBA) - Plans by the southern government and its development partners to address humanitarian needs of thousand of southerners returning home still face serious logistical and humanitarian (...)
- Friday 25 May 2012
By Julius N. Uma
May 25, 2012 (JUBA) - A total of 900 South Sudanese returnees could hardly hide their joy after the Governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal on Thursday announced the transfer of about 500m² of land meant to resettle about (...)
- Friday 3 June 2011
June 02, 2011 (JUBA) - An estimated SDG 79 million -around $29.5 million - will be allocated specifically to boost the development needs of South Sudan, when it becomes independent in five weeks time, David Deng Athorbei, the regional (...)
- Friday 16 December 2005
Dec 15, 2005 (NAIROBI) — The United Nations on Thursday launched anti-mine program in Nairobi, appealing for 85.4 million US dollars to remove landmines in Sudan, Somalia and Uganda. A Kenyan soldier brusher sand from a landmine during (...)
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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 (...)
The misapprehension of peace in the context of conflict resolution 2013-05-16 11:40:39 By Ngor Arol Garang May 16, 2013 - Political leaders and citizens with an interest in politics within the Bahr el Ghazal region will come together for a one week conference on Wednesday, where (...)
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