South Sudanese Refugees Need $1.4 Bn This Year

The United Nations said Monday that $1.4 billion (1.3 billion euros) was needed this year alone to help the nearly two million people who have fled war and famine in South Sudan. The UNHCR refugee agency and the World Food Programme presented an updated response plan to the crisis in appealing for nearly double the … Read more

Spreading Violence In South Sudan Forcing Thousands To Flee To Uganda

A woman and her children displaced by fighting in South Sudan sit outside her tent at the Kule camp The U. N. refugee agency reports spreading violence in South Sudan’s East Equatoria region is forcing thousands of civilians to flee across the border into neighboring Uganda in search of refuge. he U.N. refugee agency expresses … Read more