United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of a rapidly deteriorating crisis in South Sudan on Saturday and called for urgent dialogue, immediate release of detained officials, and renewed commitment to the 2018 peace agreement.
The United Nations missions in South Sudan, the African Union, and other peace partners are engaged in intense shuttle diplomacy to prevent the country from relapsing into civil war, a UN official said.
Kenyan President William Ruto has appealed for calm in South Sudan, where an escalating security situation threatens to jeopardise a peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war.
South Sudan has opened a new refugee camp in its northern region to receive people fleeing conflicts in neighbouring Sudan, a senior official said.
South Sudan's leaders have started consultations with experts on transitional justice mechanisms to help the country implement Chapter 5 of the 2018 revitalised peace agreement.
According to Unicef, some 8.3 million people in South Sudan presently need humanitarian support, a much higher number than the levels seen during the 2013-2018 civil war, which ranged from 6.1 million to 7.5 million people.
When it gained independence from Sudan in 2011, South Sudan had 10 states, as set out in its Constitution.
More than 1,100 people have died since the central African country last August declared a 10th outbreak of Ebola in 40 years.
Indian peacekeepers in South Sudan have rescued more than a dozen humanitarian workers who came under heavy firing from unknown…
Indian peacekeepers stationed in a South Sudanese town have been praised for providing lifesaving medical assistance to a woman who…
