©ripplesnigeria.com
The United Nations (UN) has announced that it has temporarily suspended humanitarian services in the troubled eastern part of South Sudan after the killing of two local aid workers.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in a statement on Wednesday said that workers of child rights organisation Plan International were last Thursday attacked by unidentified armed on a road near Pibor town.
“One aid worker was killed at the scene while another one was seriously injured with a gunshot wound.
“A day later a community mobiliser working for Nile Hope, a South Sudanese non-governmental organisation, was fatally shot by armed youth in Jonglei State,” the statement added.
The team was returning to Pibor on foot after delivering critical nutrition services to children and new mothers affected by violence and flooding in the areas, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.
The Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Alain Noudéhou, who condemned the violence, said that the team was returning to Pibor on foot after delivering critical nutrition services to children and new mothers affected by violence and flooding in the areas, when they were attacked.
Newer articles:
- South Sudan, mobile clinics of Doctors with Africa Cuamm to help displaced populations - 05/11/2020 23:48
- CPJ urges South Sudan to release 2 journalists sentenced to jail - 05/11/2020 16:00
- Journalists harassed, detained, and sentenced to jail in South Sudan - 05/11/2020 11:54
- The price of the dollar in Sudan today, Thursday, November 5,... - 05/11/2020 08:53
- Archbishop Odama cautions Uganda, South Sudan over boundary row - 05/11/2020 03:18
Older news items
- Covid-19: South Sudan headed for possible second wave as Covid-19 surges - 04/11/2020 22:01
- PeaceKeeping: Rwanda rotates female-dominated Police contingent in South Sudan - 04/11/2020 17:15
- Women, youth in Western Bahr El Ghazal called upon to sustain momentum in peace process at ... - 04/11/2020 15:33
- Meet South Sudan's Oil Operators - 04/11/2020 15:11
- Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General David Shearer's remarks at the National Dialogue Conference, South Sudan - 04/11/2020 11:04
Latest news items (all categories):
- IBAHRI - Journalists must be protected, not silenced: global impunity and attacks on media freedom threaten democracy and the rule of law - 02/11/2026 21:19
- South Sudan Civil Society Pushes For Peace And Development - 02/11/2026 20:21
- South Sudan’s first dedicated Media and Information Literacy Centre is creating opportunities for young people to navigate the digital space responsibly - 02/11/2026 20:17
- ‘We carried books into the bush’ – conflict-affected people of Lui plead for peace - 02/11/2026 20:06
- Strengthening food systems in South Sudan - 02/11/2026 20:01
Random articles (all categories):
- Salva Kiir Was Belittled Protocol Wise in the UN Meeting - 25/09/2010 04:24
- India: 3 UN peacekeepers dead in South Sudan - 19/12/2013 23:40
- Kiir accused of delaying deputy interior minister appointment - 30/07/2021 03:23
- Nigerian firm set to develop South Sudan power sector - 21/01/2019 02:47
- South Sudan: Juba University Crises, When Shall They End? Part (II) - AllAfrica.com - 04/04/2012 06:19
Popular articles:
- Who is the darkest person in the world, according to Guinness World Record? - 25/10/2022 02:34 - Read 151474 times
- School exam results in South Sudan show decline - 01/04/2012 17:58 - Read 28486 times
- Top 10 weakest currency exchange rates in Africa in 2023 - 19/07/2023 00:24 - Read 25587 times
- No oil in troubled waters - 25/03/2014 15:02 - Read 24787 times
- NDSU student from South Sudan receives scholarship - In-Forum - 29/09/2012 01:44 - Read 22763 times
