UNHCR is offering to help move hundreds of people from Sudan to newly independent South Sudan, where they will build new lives.
The Deputy Chair of the National Pre-Transitional Committee explains its role in the Revitalized Agreement of the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan.
Recent fighting near the border between Sudan and South Sudan has displaced some 35,000 people.
Famine and violence are devastating the people of South Sudan, which has become the world’s fastest growing refugee crisis and the largest in Africa.
The number of Ethiopian refugees streaming into eastern Sudan has now surpassed 40,000 since the crisis in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region began.
Nearly five years of violence have devastated the people of South Sudan. The crisis continues to be the fastest growing and largest in Africa.
The crisis in South Sudan could endanger millions of lives in the coming months if urgent action is not taken to put an end to the conflict.
Air attack that took place earlier this week, leaving at least one Sudanese boy injured and 14 other refugees missing in South Sudan.
Amid ration cuts, more than one million items of clothing donated by retailers Gap Inc. and Hanes bring a welcome boost to refugees and hosts in South Sudan.
Bombed out of their villages. Attacked by planes as they flee. It’s a living hell for the displaced people of Sudan.
Supermodel and former refugee Alek Wek recently returned to her native South Sudan to mark the fledgling nation's first anniversary.
The health situation in South Sudan's refugee camps has become a main priority as inflow increases and flooding conditions worsen.
UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards' statement on the worsening refugee crisis in South Sudan
Trucks travel the difficult roads of South Sudan in an operation to stockpile relief supplies for 238,000 refugees.
The UN Refugee Agency has raised the alarm over health conditions among refugees in two South Sudan camps.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is seeing a surge in refugee arrivals from South Sudan in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Dr. Evan Atar Adaha is dedicated to bringing healthcare to the neediest in a tense and volatile region of South Sudan.
The refugee situation in South Sudan is now one of the most critical UNHCR faces and more funding is needed.
More than 16,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan’s eastern refugee settlements have been impacted after several weeks of storms razed tents, swept away their belongings, and destroyed infrastructure.
Nearly 2.3 million South Sudanese have fled to neighboring countries due to violent conflict throughout the country.
UNHCR is calling on donors for $99 million to help the hundreds of thousands displaced by the worsening humanitarian crises in South Sudan and the Central African Republic.
An army of 200 alert community health workers go house to house while a hospital dedicated to the treatment of cholera has been set up with the capacity to accommodate as many as 300 beds.
British photographer and cameraman Sebastian Rich reflects on his craft after a moving visit to the field.
The UN Refugee Agency is working with partner organizations and the Sudanese government to establish programs to help vulnerable Ethiopian refugees and their host communities.
Oumi is a widow, a refugee and the mother of four young children.