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South Sudan Records First Cholera Outbreak In 5 Years
At least one person has died in South Sudan in the latest cholera outbreak to be reported in South Sudan since the devastating outbreak in 2017, affecting more than 28,000 people with 644 deaths. According to the Health Minister, Elizabeth Acuei Yol, a total of 31 cases, including one death was reported from Rubkona town…
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Flooding In South Sudan Displaces Over 6000 People
UN reports that about 623,000 people have been forced to leave their homes by widespread flooding in South Sudan since May. According to the report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), rivers broke their banks following heavy rains, filling houses and farms in eight of the country’s 10 states.…
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Nigeria, Yemen, S.Sudan At Risk Of Famine
Nigeria, Yemen, S.Sudan At Risk Of Famine Millions of people living in Yemen, South Sudan, and northern Nigeria are at risk of famine in the coming months, two United Nations agencies warned. The groups said in a joint report that the existing acute food insecurity, heavy constraints on humanitarian access, conflict, economic blows, and climate…