The United Nations' World Food Programme last week conducted humanitarian air drops in South Sudan as the country, less than two decades old, faces surging conflict while global assistance programs ...

Fighting in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State is pushing people into famine, according to the United Nations food agency.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Billions of dollars in public funds in South Sudan have been stolen over the past decade in massive government corruption while the vast majority of the country suffers food ...

GENEVA, March 29 (UNHCR) - Increased food insecurity in South Sudan - caused by the ongoing conflict and deteriorating economic conditions - is driving an increasing number of people to seek refuge in ...

GENEVA, March 7 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency said on Friday it was deeply concerned about the risk to people in South Sudan, including refugees in Upper Nile state, if conditions prevent UNHCR and ...

The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said Monday that systemic corruption among the country’s political leaders is directly responsible for an escalating human rights crisis. The ...

A recent U.N-backed report projects that about 2.3 million children under 5 in South Sudan now require treatment for acute malnutrition.

The United Nations on Tuesday blamed systemic government corruption in South Sudan for the human rights crisis plaguing the country. In a new report, the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan ...

Humanitarian agencies have long wrestled over the costly and difficult method. The United Nations' World Food Programme last week conducted humanitarian air drops in South Sudan as the country, less ...