Human-driven climate crisis fuelling Horn of Africa drought – study
Region is suffering its worst drought in 40 years after five consecutive years of below-average rainfall The devastating drought in the Horn of Africa would...
Category : South Sudan
South Sudan ‘failed’ by international aid system as food crisis intensifies
Catholic charity Cafod says local NGOs are best placed to respond on the frontline but are being cut out of the process South Sudan is...
Pope urges churches in South Sudan to raise voices against injustice
Pontiff says on peace mission that religious leaders ‘cannot remain neutral’ amid abuses of power Pope Francis has said churches in South Sudan “cannot remain...
Help world’s poor as well as Ukraine, say faith charities as pope visits South Sudan
An open letter, backed by opinion poll, urges the UK to restore aid budget on eve of a three-day ‘pilgrimage for peace’ in the east...
Pope and Justin Welby to visit South Sudan amid tensions over LGBTQ+ rights
Head of Anglican church in South Sudan said archbishop of Canterbury was ‘failing to defend biblical truth’ Pope Francis and the archbishop of Canterbury will...
Six journalists arrested over footage of South Sudan president wetting himself
State broadcaster’s staff held on suspicion of disseminating the clip of Salva Kiir at official event Six journalists have been detained by South Sudan security...
Ethics row rages after South Sudan leader wets himself on live TV
Critics say President Salva Kiir is unfit to lead long-suffering nation while others decry mocking of ‘an elder’ Footage of the South Sudanese president Salva...
Starvation being used as a weapon of war in South Sudan, report reveals
International community urged to intervene as hundreds of thousands forced into refugee camps as homes and crops destroyed and aid workers attacked Starvation is being...
Famine: what is it, where will it strike and how should the world respond?
A toxic combination of climate emergency, conflict and Covid is pushing some of the poorest countries into an acute hunger crisis Global hunger toll soars...
UK Foreign Office rushed £4.2bn of aid cuts, official audit finds
Support slashed despite warnings about impact, with offices told not to discuss plans with local partners, says National Audit Office report The British government forced...
