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Nearly 400,000 people in South Sudan are stranded or displaced due to widespread flooding that submerged homes, swept away livestock, and destroyed farmlands, according to an announcement by the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, on Tuesday. Families are left homeless and without livelihoods, as vulnerable populations like the elderly or infirmed […]

A cooperative of UN humanitarian and charitable organizations have been able to reach marginalized people and communities in remote parts of Sudan for the first time in ten years – areas previously inaccessible for much needed humanitarian aid due to the ongoing conflict and instability that has plagued the region. […]

In a welcome bit of good news for Africa’s youngest country, South Sudan has begun to receive COVID-19 vaccine relief, as they brace to deal with a second wave of the coronavirus that has infiltrated their borders. On Thursday, March 25, South Sudan started receiving shipments of the COVID vaccine […]

Ireland’s Ambassador to the Holy See paid tribute this past St. Patrick’s Day to the legacy of Irish missionaries who have historically served around the world and continue to do so today, highlighting among them the work of Sister Orla Treacy and her service to the children and community members […]

Some 350,000 South Sudanese refugees have begun to return home from countries of asylum after fleeing years of violence in the nation’s war for independence and subsequent civil war. Following its independence in 2011, violent internal conflict erupted in 2013, forcing more than four million South Sudanese to flee across […]

Recent reports indicate that there was a clash between South Sudan’s military and Uganda’s army at the two nations’ borders this past week. According to the statement from South Sudan, Ugandan soldiers and artillery ventured into the country and forced South Sudanese soldiers to retreat. A small battle followed in […]

After decades of war, the government of Sudan (just north of South Sudan) and a prominent rebel group have finally struck a peace deal, taking a step in the right direction toward ending the conflict that has led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands. On October 3rd, several official […]

Covid-19 has taken a massive toll on the world, but the hardest hit regions are those of Africa, where life-saving medicine, clean water and food, and proper education are scarce. Sudan Relief Fund’s Director of Operations David Dettoni wants to make it clear that they have not forgotten about the […]

For more than 20 years, a civil war has raged on in Sudan between the nation and various rebel groups from surrounding regions. Recently, the Sudanese government and the heads of this alliance came to an agreement to end the fighting which has already claimed the lives of hundreds of […]