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India Sending Two Teams To UN Missions For COVID-19 Effort
United Nations: India is contributing two teams of specialists to fortify medical facilities in UN peacekeeping operations in…
September 5, 2020
China’s medical team to aid COVID-19 fight in South Sudan, Guinea
The eighth batch of Chinese doctors to conduct a one-year medical assistance mission in South Sudan also set off from Anhui the same day.
August 19, 2020
Indian Army officer to be honoured with UN Gender Advocate Award
The officer also commanded the UN Peacekeepers Day Parade organised at South Sudan, where she commanded twelve contingents of United Nations Police, Military and Civilians.
May 29, 2020
UN imposes arms embargo on South Sudan
United Nations, July 14 : The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution on Friday to impose an…
July 14, 2018
Two Indians kidnapped in South Sudan freed
New Delhi, March 31: Two Indian engineers who were abducted in South Sudan by rebels earlier this month have…
March 31, 2017
Pope appeals for urgent food aid to help famine-stricken S. Sudan
Pope Francis called on Wednesday for urgent humanitarian aid for the starving people of South Sudan, saying millions…
February 22, 2017
South Sudan orders public execution of rapists
If a soldier rapes a woman or a girl, the punishment is to shoot him in the head and in public.
February 7, 2017
Peace in South Sudan is vital for region’s stability
After gaining independence from Sudan on July 2011,South Sudan descended into civil war in 2013 leaving tens of…
January 24, 2017
Cholera outbreak affecting 5 islands in South Sudan: 22 killed
At least 22 people were killed in a cholera outbreak in South Sudan representing a case fatality rate…
August 10, 2016
South Sudan on brink of an abyss: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that South Sudan remains precariously poised on the brink of an abyss, and…
July 29, 2016
South Sudan conflict:Thousands flee to Uganda
Thousands of people have fled conflict-hit South Sudan to Uganda following a recent clash between the rival armies…
July 21, 2016
156 reach Thiruvananthapuram from South Sudan
Thiruvananthapuram, July 15: One hundred and fifty six persons who were evacuated from South Sudan arrived at the…
July 15, 2016
Mission ‘Sankat Mochan’: V.K. Singh departs to evacuate Indians from South Sudan
New Delhi, 14th July, 2016: Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh and 2 IAF’s C-17 aircraft…
July 14, 2016
Indians in war-torn South Sudan ready for evacuation,says Sushma
There are 600 Indians in war-torn South Sudan,where civil war resulted in the death of 300 people. The…
July 13, 2016
Civil war in South Sudan: India to evacuate stranded nationals from Juba
India is preparing to evacuate its nationals from storifying Juba, the capital of South Sudan, where at least…
July 12, 2016
UN secy appeals end to hostilities in South Sudan
In a wake of current clashes taking place in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, UN Secretary General…
July 11, 2016
At least 115 killed in clashes in South Sudan
Juba, July 9 : At least 115 people have been confirmed killed after heavy gunfire erupted at the presidential…
July 9, 2016
South Sudan women raped as payment for soldiers
South Sudan is facing “one of the most horrendous human rights situations in the world as Children and…
March 12, 2016
South Sudan lets fighters rape women in place of wages: UN
South Sudan lets fighters rape women as payment, the UN rights office said Friday, describing the country as…
March 11, 2016
Riek Machar appointed as South Sudan vice president
South Sudan’s president has appointed his rival, rebel leader Riek Machar, as first vice president in a possible…
February 12, 2016