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06 March 2018
Representatives from the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities signed a community peace agreement to support peaceful coexistence between the two groups on 5 March during a three-day conference in the Abyei Administrative Area. Due to long standing tensions, the two groups have experienced conflict in recent years, stemming largely from...
Representatives from the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities signed a community peace agreement to support peaceful coexistence between the two groups on 5 March during a three-day conference in the Abyei Administrative Area. Due to long standing tensions, the two groups have experienced conflict in recent years, stemming largely from...
26 February 2018
More than 7 million people in South Sudan - almost two-thirds of the population - could become severely food insecure in the coming months without sustained humanitarian assistance and access, three United Nations agencies warned today. If this happens, this will be the highest ever number of food insecure people in South Sudan. The period of...
More than 7 million people in South Sudan - almost two-thirds of the population - could become severely food insecure in the coming months without sustained humanitarian assistance and access, three United Nations agencies warned today. If this happens, this will be the highest ever number of food insecure people in South Sudan. The period of...
23 January 2018
Keeping animals alive and healthy is vital to combat hunger - Donor appeal The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is seeking $7.5 million to roll out a critically needed emergency livestock vaccination campaign in South Sudan. FAO aims to protect nearly 9 million animals (30 percent of the country’s livestock) -...
Keeping animals alive and healthy is vital to combat hunger - Donor appeal The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is seeking $7.5 million to roll out a critically needed emergency livestock vaccination campaign in South Sudan. FAO aims to protect nearly 9 million animals (30 percent of the country’s livestock) -...
07 December 2017
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, has finalized a two-day workshop in Juba which resulted in the validation the first strategy for aquaculture development in South Sudan. The National Aquaculture Development Strategy (NADSS) will guide the development of the...
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, has finalized a two-day workshop in Juba which resulted in the validation the first strategy for aquaculture development in South Sudan. The National Aquaculture Development Strategy (NADSS) will guide the development of the...
06 December 2017
$3 million will fund FAO-WFP project assisting local authorities and farmers in affected areas Efforts in South Sudan to fight Fall armyworm, an insect that destroys crops, have received a boost thanks to the Government of Japan’s decision to provide $3 million to support a project run by Food and Agriculture...
$3 million will fund FAO-WFP project assisting local authorities and farmers in affected areas Efforts in South Sudan to fight Fall armyworm, an insect that destroys crops, have received a boost thanks to the Government of Japan’s decision to provide $3 million to support a project run by Food and Agriculture...
