South Sudan in Focus

Police in the South Sudan Jonglei State’s Twic East County are on the hunt for an unidentified assailant who killed a health worker in the area; The SPLM/SPLA ̶ IO led by South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar has suspended its participation in meetings aimed at discussing the implementation of the 2018 peace deal over alleged attacks on its military positions; The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, and its partners have appealed for 1.2 billion US dollars to respond to the humanitarian needs of South Sudanese refugees living in neighboring countries.